2 to the east, Highway 19 to the south, and the Town of Devon and North Saskatchewan River to the west, was reduced by from the original to . The eastern portion of Edmonton's annexation area was reduced to exclude lands within the north part of Nisku Industrial Park and the lands recently annexed by Beaumont, though Mayor Don Iveson announced the City of Edmonton will now pursue annexation of the previously overlapping nine quarter sections from Beaumont. This eastern area, now bounded by Edmonton to the north, Range Road 243/Meridian Street to the east, Township Road 510 and the Town of Beaumont to the south, and Range Road 243/91 Street SW to the west, was reduced by from the original to . Edmonton, Leduc County, and Beaumont reached an agreement in early 2018 to undertake intermunicipal planning, resulting in Edmonton dropping pursuit of the previously overlapping nine quarter sections from Beaumont. Late in 2018, the annexation of lands from Leduc County and of 50 Street from Beaumont was approved by the Province of Alberta with an effective date of January 1, 2019. While a smaller annexation than originally envisioned by the City of Edmonton, the 2019 addition of ranks as the second largest addition of area after the of the 1982 general annexation. Sturgeon County (66 Street) Edmonton Councillor Ed Gibbons referred to the possibility of annexing land from Sturgeon County to the north in November 2012. Edmonton subsequently submitted an application in September 2014 to annex from Sturgeon County in the vicinity of 66 Street NW and 195 Avenue NW. The annexation would enable the City of Edmonton to acquire jurisdiction over the realigned 66 Street NW, which provides a direct link from Anthony Henday Drive to the Edmonton Energy and Technology Park. The road was realigned as a result of the construction of Anthony Henday Drive to the south. In late 2018, the annexation was approved by the Province of Alberta with an effective date of January 1, 2019. St. Albert proposal The City of St. Albert proposed an annexation of of fragmented land from the City of Edmonton in January 2016, which was adjusted to a proposed in March 2021. Throughout, St. Albert has maintained that it would simply be more cost efficient for it to service and maintain this small area, as the fragments are adjacent to serviced St. Albert land, while the natural barrier