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E-Newsletter October 2017

October 20, 2017 Sam Austin 1

News Sawmill River Project: If you’ve been by Sullivan’s Pond lately, it’s been hard to miss the big hole sprawling across Ochterloney Street. Halifax Water has been making good progress on the Sawmill River Project, […]

Council Update: Traffic Calming, Motorcycle Noise, Street Navigators

October 18, 2017 Sam Austin 4

Traffic Calming: The highlight for me on yesterday’s agenda was changes to the Traffic Calming Administrative Order. The existing Admin Order sets out the process that HRM undertakes to assess whether to implement traffic calming […]

Council Update: Cornwallis, Feeding Wildlife, Capital Plan

October 6, 2017 Sam Austin 3

Cornwallis: The main item at Council’s October 3 meeting (agenda here) was the creation of a special advisory committee on Cornwallis and commemorating Mi’kmaq history in HRM. Setting up an expert panel isn’t an unusual […]

E-Newsletter September 2017

September 14, 2017 Sam Austin 2

News Participatory Budgeting: Every year, each Councillor is provided with $94,000 in discretionary capital funds that can be spent on municipal and community projects. Past projects that have been funded in Dartmouth include the Skate […]

Council Update: Purcell’s Cove Backlands, Feral Cats, Otter Lake, Pensions

September 6, 2017 Sam Austin 5

Purcell’s Cove Backlands: My first day back from my 1.5 week vacation and our public agenda wasn’t a very long one. Council had a long discussion in camera on the Purcell’s Cove Backlands though and I’m […]

E-Newsletter August 2017

August 18, 2017 Sam Austin 4

A short (relatively) update for August. Please note, that I’ll be on vacation for the end of August. I’ll be returning to duty September 4. While I’m away, you can report any routine municipal issues […]

Council Update: Macdonald Bridge Connector, Bloomfield, Stormwater ROW, and Cannabis

August 18, 2017 Sam Austin 2

Macdonald Bridge Bikeway Connector Project: The most significant item on the August 15 agenda was the Macdonald Bridge Connector Project. The Connector Project will bring cycling improvements to both sides of the harbour with its […]

Council Update: Development, Ferry (events and dogs), Transit, Senior Housing

August 4, 2017 Sam Austin 7

Development and the Centre Plan: The most controversial items on Council’s agenda for this week was what to do with the 22 requests for plan amendments that have been filed with HRM given that the […]

Council Update: Alderney Ferry and much more

July 24, 2017 Sam Austin 3

Alderney Ferry Schedule: The main bit of news for District 5 at Council on July 18 (agenda here) was the future schedule for the Alderney Ferry. I did a detailed write up on what’s in […]

News: Ferry Schedule, A Better Prince Albert Road, Vanessa Drive Crosswalk, Darkside Cafe, Pride

July 21, 2017 Sam Austin 9

Ferry Schedule: When the Big Lift began two years ago, HRM opted to increase service on the Alderney Ferry to help mitigate the project’s negative impact. On weekday evenings, the ferry went from running every […]