Councillor Updates

UPDATE FROM COUNCILLOR CHAD KRAHN JULY 22, 2025

Today City Council voted unanimously to let the federal government know that we will not be implementing "Four Units as a Right", aka blanket rezoning, in Red Deer. This was the primary new requirement of the Housing Accelerator Fund Round 2 that has created so much attention in our community. Housing remains a significant challenge in Red Deer, but we are going to need made in Red Deer solutions, not made in Ottawa mandates. The next steps will be interesting. We will let the federal government know that we will not be implementing Four Units as a Right but we will also let them know that we could fulfill all of the housing targets set out in the grant without implementing blanket rezoning. With continued advocacy, there is still a small chance that Red Deer will be allowed to retain some or all of the grant money to work on housing challenges in our community. Stay tuned for updates!