November 2017 - Sam Austin

Redesigning Prince Albert Road

November 27, 2017 Sam Austin 24

If you missed the meeting on Thursday night at the Mic Mac Aquatic Club, there is an exciting project under consideration: a redesign of Prince Albert Road around Grahams Grove. The upcoming road project would […]

Council Update: Library Facilities Plan, Ferry Schedule, Willow Tree and more

November 22, 2017 Sam Austin 5

Library Facilities Master Plan: The first thing on Council’s agenda on Tuesday was a presentation by Halifax Public Libraries CEO, Asa Kachan, on the Library’s upcoming facilities plan. Halifax Public Libraries is facing the same […]

Participatory Budgeting 2017 Results

November 7, 2017 Sam Austin 11

Well Dartmouth, it was a busy night at the Findlay Community Centre as District 5’s first participatory budget became reality. Turnout was more than I was expecting. We had 640 people cast ballots. At one […]

E-Newsletter November 2017

November 6, 2017 Sam Austin Comments Off

Public Meetings/Consultation Participatory Budget Vote Night Tuesday November 7th, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. Findlay Community Centre Tomorrow, on November 7th, the first participatory budgeting process will conclude in District 5 with the award of $50,000 […]

Council Update: Road Train, Assessment Cap, Public Safety and Lobbyists

November 2, 2017 Sam Austin 4

Road Train: On Tuesday’s agenda, the grant request for the Halifax Community Road Train was back at Council. The Road Train is the creation of Ambassatours (Murphy’s) and operates in Downtown Halifax on a donation […]

Participatory Budgeting November 7

November 1, 2017 Sam Austin 2

Participatory Budgeting: I’m excited to be launching Participatory Budgeting in District 5. My Participatory Budgeting process will allow residents to have a direct say in how $50,000 of our $94,000 District Capital Fund is spent. […]