Spallumcheen agendas list $250,000 aggregate purchase, 2027 tax exemption bylaw; minutes not yet published
Three Spallumcheen meetings fell within the past two weeks, but only agendas were available for all of them — minutes have not yet been published. That means the items below are what council and its committee were scheduled to consider, not confirmed outcomes. No vote tallies appear in the supplied records.
Road aggregate and message signs on the Oct. 5 council agenda
The Regular Meeting of Council was scheduled for Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM at 4144 Spallumcheen Way, opening with a closed session under Community Charter sections 90(1)(c), (g), (k) and (o).
In open session, the agenda listed two spending authorizations carried forward from the Committee of the Whole:
- **Resolution 4:** authorize $250,000 to purchase aggregate for the 2027 Graded Aggregate Sealcoat Program, funded from the Capital Roads Reserve.
- **Resolution 5:** authorize $60,000 to purchase two Dynamic Message Signs, funded from Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan Fund (ICIP) #3.
Two further items were listed: Resolution 1, directing the CFO to include $2,500.00 for Hullcar Hall in Grant-in-Aid requests, and Resolution 2, a letter to O'Keefe Ranch and Historical Society on lease renewal, with permissive tax exemption decisions deferred.
Council was also to receive minutes from its September 21, 2026 regular and Committee of the Whole meetings and the June 15, 2026 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
Tax exemption bylaw up for adoption Oct. 13
A Special Council Meeting on October 13, 2026 was scheduled to consider adoption of Bylaw No. 2197, 2026, which would authorize property tax exemptions for specific lands and improvements for the 2027 taxation year.
The agenda describes exemptions of up to $750,000 of assessed value per folio for properties including 4470 L & A Cross Road, 4815 Salmon River Road, 4886 Salmon River Road, and 4194 Hullcar Road. The bylaw would also repeal Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2184, 2025.
Earlier, the October 5 Committee of the Whole was to review 2027 permissive property tax exemption applications from Hullcar and Deep Creek Hall Society, Carmel of St. Joseph, Caravan Farm, and O'Keefe Ranch.
Rose Swanson harvest feedback due before Oct. 15
Both the committee (9:00 AM) and council were listed to deal with a verbal report on the planned harvest at Rose Swanson Mountain by BC Timber Sales. Township feedback was due before October 15, 2026, according to the agendas.
Other committee items
The Committee of the Whole agenda also listed:
- A Chamber of Commerce fee-for-service agreement for 2026–2028. The meeting summary states Council prefers splitting funds with $10,000 for visitor services and $10,000 for Spallumcheen Economic Development.
- An Agricultural Land Reserve application at 4236 Highway 97A (File No. 26-027-ALR/Strohm) to build a new single family dwelling with a suite while occupying an existing modular home.
- A staff report on additional funding for the Bulk Water Vault capital project; the Township budgeted $130,000.
Committee items were listed for discussion, with final decisions expected at the Regular Council meeting the same day.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings were listed in the information provided for the next 14 days. Residents should check the Township of Spallumcheen's published agendas and minutes for confirmation of what was decided at the October 5 and October 13 meetings.