April 2014
| Business World Magazine | 137
I’ve gone by, and to have a facility like that
in a community of this size is really a huge,
advantage for us.”
Much of Westby’s time from week to
week is devoted to the future, and he said
groups of various sizes are tasked with fre-
quent meetings to discuss long-term strate-
gic plans, visions for the city and coordinat-
ing with local and regional partners to chart
a course.
To account for the extra work, the city’s
staff level has swelled from 20 in 2006 to 57
in 2014.
“We’re now coming up with and dealing
with our priority items,” he said. “The dark
side of all the growth is the increasing neces-
sity of having to react to everything very, very
quickly. Budgets have to be able to anticipate
what’s coming, so we’re ready for it.”
Among the noticeable improvements to
city services and surroundings have been an
80-acre expansion toWarman’s lagoon sewer
system, improvements to Highway 305 and
construction of arterial roads to allow for
smoother flow and increased traffic.
“In communities like Warman, it’s hard
to grow sometimes because there’s never
enough money,” Spence said. “A lot of plac-
