LAND FOR DEVELOPING
Our main industry has been grain elevators, grass and seed cleaning plants, heavy construction companies, a marine and sports dealership, a bulk fuel station, as well as the usual businesses of food stores, bakery, meat market, hardware, construction companies, hotel, restaurants and beauty salons. The City of Grande Prairie, 22 kilometers away, is home to any other business desired.
Sexsmith is experiencing steady residential growth and $280,000 will provide you with a very nice home. We are have four residential subdivisions: Willow Estates, Rycroft Ridge, Forest Grove, and Painted Sky. All subdivision have several residential lots for sale in each.
Painted Sky Subdivision also has some Commercial Light and Multi Family Residential lots for sale.
The Skyridge Centre, in Painted Sky division, has retail/commercial available for lease options or full ownership.
Rental residential is always at a premium here in Sexsmith, as many people prefer to live here as opposed to in Grande Prairie. However, several four-plexes have recently been built and the Town had issued 40 new building permits by December, 2008. The community boasts of many organizations and lots of involvement for people of all ages.
In 2006, Sexsmith joined Aquatera, ensuring a good supply of water for any future needs.
The twinning of the highway between Sexsmith and Grande Prairie has been finished and enhances our economy. This highway project allows easy access to Grande Prairie within fifteen minutes.
Sexsmith has three doctors and the new medical clinic has begun and is slated to open in the spring of 2010. The hospital, Queen Elizabeth II, in nearby Grande Prairie, is a very modern, first class facility and within easy commuting distance, as quickly as traveling to a hospital within a large city.
Council also offers very attractive tax incentives to new, non-residential businesses within the Town.
In Regards to Building in Sexsmith
In 2008, the Town issued 40 building permits which included a 14-suite apartment at the Peace River Bible Institute, as well as 16 new single family dwellings.
Building permits are $6.25 per thousand dollars of planned construction costs or the construction value, whichever is the greatest, a minimum of $200, plus a provincial fee (4% of building Permit amount; min. $4.50) and $8,976 off-site levy for single family dwellings.
Commercial fees are $6.25 per $1000 of value up to $1,000,000 and then $3.12 per $1000 for additional value, plus provincial fee. Off-site levies and hook-up fees can be obtained from the Town and Aquatera.
Prior to obtaining a business license, a development permit may be required.
The Town of Sexsmith is interested in helping assist in any way to help promote new business within the Town. If you have any questions, please contact:
Carolyn Gaunt,
Town Administrator
Box 420
Sexsmith, AB T0H 3C0
phone: (780) 568-3681
fax: (780) 568-2200
email: cagaunt@sexsmith.ca |
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