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Should Edmonton be allowed to set its own default residential speed limit? Run a parking and transit ticket court? Be able to tax developers into clearing up contaminated sites?

These and a long list of other powers are finally on the table as the province seeks public feedback for its new city charters.

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City charters for Calgary and Edmonton have been promised since 2014. On Wednesday, Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee gave the first concrete list of what these charters could include.

It could include mandated municipal-provincial working groups on climate change, traffic safety and underused school sites. It could also mean more power for the cities to decide where to allocate affordable housing dollars and arts or recreation projects, or to provide loans to homeowners for energy efficiency.

“Our goal is to help Calgary and Edmonton address climate change, plan smarter communities and work more efficiently on issues from tax assessments to parking tickets,” Larivee said in Calgary.