A summary of the September 23, 2025, Ponoka town council meeting, including a new union deal, a water sale agreement, and resident complaints about speeding on Chicken Hill.
Council unanimously rezoned 15.53 acres for hobby farm development and debated how to fund expensive road upgrades without raising taxes after reports of failing surface treatments.
Town council passed the Ponoka RCMP's five-year financial plan in a split vote. The plan will guide policing costs from 2026 to 2031 and will be a key part of future municipal budget talks.
A plan to rezone 15 acres of farmland for a new residential hobby farm subdivision faced no public or government objections at a brief Ponoka County public hearing.
At its Oct. 14 meeting, Ponoka County council refused a request to fund a sensory room at Rimbey’s high school, while also raising alarms over a gap in rural victim services and approving a new retail cannabis facility.