Clarification on Parnaby Road Construction LAS: Developers to cover cost of the road

Developers who requested the Parnaby Road Construction Local Area Service will pay the cost of building the road, not other residents or property owners in and around Shadow Mountain.

Cranbrook City Council adopted the local area service establishment bylaw at its inaugural meeting on Nov. 2. Council also directed staff to forward Loan Authorization Bylaw (Parnaby Road Construction Local Area Service) No. 4264, 2026 to the Inspector of Municipalities for approval.

The proposed project would reconstruct Parnaby Road and the connecting local road to Corral Boulevard to City standards. Work would include rebuilding and widening the road, adding streetlights, drainage, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, gravel shoulders and a water meter, as well as related property and access work.

A local area service benefits a specific neighbourhood or part of a community rather than the entire City. It is funded by the residents or property owners who directly benefit, rather than by general City taxpayers.

“The cost of the LAS to build the road will be paid for by the developers who requested the LAS and will not be paid for by any other residents or properties in and around Shadow Mountain,” said the City of Cranbrook.