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Originally Posted by LKILR
Why should people pay for land that they already have the right to access?? It’s public land and we can all share it. The lease holder makes revenue from their activities so they should pay. But the average user does not profit so why would they pay??
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Well when you rent the lease YOU are paying. Why should someone who pays for that lease just allow anyone to march on in as they please?
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What does it cost leaseholders to develop and maintain a grazing lease?
Leaseholders have a number of costs to provide proper stewardship and maintain a grazing
lease. There are both long-term capital costs and annual operating costs. Some examples are:
Capital Costs
x Fence building and rebuilding
x Rangeland improvements
x Construction of buildings or corrals to manage livestock
x Road construction
x Fire protection and prevention
x Dugout development
x Watering system development
Annual Operating Costs
x Rent payments to the Government of Alberta
x Property taxes payable to the municipality
x Direct labour
x Supplemental feed costs
x Maintenance of roads, buildings, corrals, fencing and rangelands
x Multiple use costs.
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From albertagrazinglease.ca
So it costs the farmers, how would you feel if they charged you a maintenance fee?