Community DevelopmentThe Community Development Branch: • provides administrative and financial support to all Branch program areas; • offers bilingual customer service to the public, Yukon Government employees and other client groups who require government services and information; • develops and implements local area land use plans and provides support services for community planning and zoning; • promotes health and safety through community infrastructure, including priority water and sewage projects, and related projects for unincorporated communities throughout the Yukon; • provides advice and assistance to municipalities and Yukon First Nations upon request; • undertakes orderly development of residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational lands to meet the needs of the Yukon; • provides all Yukon taxing authorities with current, accurate, and equitable property assessments, and establishes general property tax rates for all areas outside municipalities; • offers library services to Yukon people through a central library in Whitehorse and 14 community branches located throughout Yukon; • encourages and supports active living and healthy lifestyles in communities through the promotion and development of recreation and sport; and • establishes and nurtures partnerships with Yukon people, community organizations and the volunteer sector. |
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