Transcript Leduc County Presentation - Leduc Nisku Economic Development

Leduc Regional
Real Estate Forum 2016
The Leduc region
Leduc County
New housing starts
New housing starts
last 10 years
2015:
• 161 new housing starts
– Up 13% from 2014
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New residential
construction value:
$54 million
2016 YTD:
– 15 new housing starts
– Value approx. $6.9 million
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Leduc County
Non-residential construction investment value
non-residential construction value ($)
2015:
300
• 355 new building permits
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5.6% from 2014 totals
• Nearly $31 million in NEW
commercial and industrial
construction
• 2016 YTD:
– more than $92.6 million in nonresidential construction
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Leduc County - Nisku
Nisku Industrial Business Park
• In 2015, 88% of new commercial/
industrial construction in Nisku
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Current vacancy rate is
approximately 7.5%
Many buildings not operating at
capacity
Only Nisku; doesn’t include Leduc
Business Park.
Leduc Region
Employment/ jobs
Total employment – Leduc Region
Source: Leduc County EDGMS final Report
Leduc Region
GDP in millions $
Total GDP Leduc region (in real 2007 $)
Source: Leduc County EDGMS final Report
Leduc Region
Population Growth
200,000
172,200
• Significant population growth
projections over next 30 years
123,400
• Projected 85-158% population
increase by 2044
66,800
Source: draft Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Growth Plan,
Leduc County Economic Development & Growth
Management Strategy
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Leduc County
Planned Growth
New Infrastructure
Nisku Spine Road
Overall project:
• 23.2 kms
• 41 Ave. SW in Edmonton to HWY 2A, just
south of the City of Leduc
• Alternative to Hwy 2
• Connects Nisku and Leduc Business
parks
• 7.1 kms completed
• 3.5 kms of this is four-laned
Nisku Spine Road
South Edmonton
First phase open
• Twinned, four-lanes
41 Ave.
Interchange
Border
Business Park
• Approx. 2 km
• 41 Ave. interchange to TWP Rd 510
• 41 Ave. interchange opened
QEII
Business
Park
• Provides access to north Nisku and
south Edmonton
• 408 ha. & 65 approved lots in QEII
and Border business parks
• Additional lots anticipated in future
• Alternative access to south
Edmonton neighbourhoods/
businesses & Royal Oaks/ Diamond
Estates subdivisions
Royal
Oaks &
Diamond
Estates
New Infrastructure
Highway 19 East & West Upgrade
Planning for the future
Municipal Development Plan (MDP) Update
Environmentally
Sensitive Areas (ESA)
study
Economic
Development &
Growth Management
Strategy (EDGMS)
Agriculture Strategy
Aerotropolis Viability
Study (AVS)
Planning for the Future
Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) study
• Approved by council on March 10,
2015
• Identifies areas that are vital to
long-term maintenance of
biological diversity, physical
landscape features and/or
other natural processes
• Will inform the Municipal
Development Plan update
Planning for the Future
Economic Development & Growth Management Study (EDGMS)
• Partnered with the LNEDA
• Consulted with businesses and
developers
• Promote synergies (i.e. agriculture)
• Explore diversification
• Maintain strong partnerships and
foster continued regional
collaboration
• Support development of aerotropolis
• Support innovation in business
Planning for the Future
Agriculture Strategy
• Details long-term agricultural vision and
priorities for Leduc County
Principles:
• Formally recognize and champion
agriculture’s important role in Leduc County
• Recognize and protect the priority
agricultural land
• Limit land fragmentation in priority
agricultural areas
• Implement multi-pronged support for longterm success
Planning for the Future
Aerotropolis Viability Study (AVS)
• Joint initiative with the City
of Leduc
• leverage the connectivity
of EIA
• generate economic activity
in the Leduc Region; will
create benefits for entire
Capital Region
• anticipate study coming
before councils in near
future
Planning for the Future
AVS – diversifying the our regional economy
Planning for the Future
Regional Emergency Services Collaboration Study
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Partnership between Leduc
County, City of Leduc and EIA
Increase regional efficiencies
and effectiveness
Coordinate efforts and
optimize resources
Developing a plan to
implement a unified joint
service delivery model for Fire
Rescue and Fire Prevention
Planning for the Future
Shared Services study
Partners: Beaumont, Calmar, Devon, Leduc, Leduc County, Thorsby &
Warburg
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Pursuing additional opportunities for collaboration
1. Staff training
2. Public works services for maintaining infrastructure (roads, drainage)
and procurement of equipment
3. Solid waste removal (curbside, organics, blue bag recycling)
4. Software module to deliver IT services
Planning for the Future
A strong unified voice
Both
councils
identified
common
objectives
to explore
governance
models
Better and more efficient services
Simplification/streamlining of processes
Enhanced ability to seize opportunities
Ability to shape the future of the Leduc region
Questions?