# Regular Meeting of Council

The Municipal District of Taber’s regular Council meeting on October 20, 2026, addressed an existing renewable-energy lease and changes to municipal land-sale and lease policies. After Aurora Power and Renewal Energy Solutions presented on its 1-megawatt solar project, Council confirmed that relocation was not considered feasible and that the project should remain at the originally agreed location. The presenter estimated relocation costs at about $116,000 within the same quarter section and up to $400,000 if moved elsewhere; the existing lease was described as generating about $30,000 annually. Council also discussed the lease’s transfer if the land is sold and the project’s environmental and reclamation provisions. The project’s lease and development approvals were already in place; no new award was made at this meeting.

Council approved amendments to land-sale and lease policies, including auctions as the preferred competitive sale method, appraisal-based minimum reserve bids, and purchase opportunities for specified current leaseholders. Council directed that cultivation leaseholders be notified by mail and email about purchase opportunities. It also approved a 2026 budget amendment of $10,000 from operating surplus and directed administration to include $40,000 annually for contracted legal lease-administration services, with annual cost review. Separately, Council gave third and final reading to land-use bylaw amendments establishing data centers as a distinct discretionary use, and approved rescinding specified intermunicipal collaboration framework bylaws. No vendor selection for the legal services was identified in the transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities, Professional Services
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Regular Meeting of Council](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbu3kx9mF1E) - Municipal District of Taber