2021 - Page 3 of 4 - Sam Austin

Council Update: Centre Plan District 5 Amendments

June 7, 2021 Sam Austin Comments Off

Agenda, Harbour East The last mile of the Centre Plan marathon has begun. Staff have released an updated draft of the Centre Plan’s Package B and it’s now making its way through community councils and […]

E-News May 2021

May 27, 2021 Sam Austin 7

News Little Albro Yellow Floating Heart PilotHRM’s pilot project to control Yellow Floating Heart in Little Albro Lake is in the water! This is something I have been working on for the last several years, […]

Council Update: Disc Golf, Commerical Tax, Accessibility, Council Pay

May 26, 2021 Sam Austin 1

Agenda May 18Agenda May 4 Disc Golf in North Woodside:You might remember discussions at Harbour East Council in 2019 about a potential disc golf course adjacent to the North Woodside Community Centre on Pleasant Street. […]

Council Update: Parking, Student Bus Passes, Budget 2021

April 26, 2021 Sam Austin Comments Off

Agenda March 20Agenda Budget Committee March 21-22 Parking Changes:HRM is adjusting the rules around street parking: the unpopular four hour time limit is being removed. The four hour limit was put in place when the […]

E-News April 2021

April 19, 2021 Sam Austin 6

News Pine Street CourtHRM is considering making changes to the tennis court in Pine Street Park. The single court is located at the very back of the Park adjacent to Devonshire Street and it doesn’t […]

Council Update: Shared Policing, Traffic Authority, P&D Budget

April 9, 2021 Sam Austin Comments Off

Agenda April 6Agenda Budget Committee April 7 Policing:Probably the most potentially controversial item on Council’s agenda was a motion by Councillor Mancini to review HRM’s unique shared policing model. HRM is the only municipality in […]

Council Update: Parks and Rec Budget

April 5, 2021 Sam Austin 2

Agenda Budget Committee March 31 Just one item on Council’s agenda last week, the Parks and Recreation budget. Parks and Rec is a department that attracts a lot of attention because the services it provides […]

E-News March 2021

March 27, 2021 Sam Austin 4

News Push-Button Traffic Lights:There are some big adjustments coming to traffic lights in HRM: the need to push a button to cross the street is largely going away in dense urban areas. The plan is […]

Council Update: Community Rinks, Budget (Transportation Public Works)

March 25, 2021 Sam Austin 2

Agenda March 23Agenda Budget Committee March 24 Community RinksOne of the items on Council’s agenda that I’m really interested in was a request by Councillor Morse for a staff report on providing assistance to community […]

Council Update: Snow in Parks, Budget 2021, Woodland Ave Fence and More

March 18, 2021 Sam Austin 5

Agenda Budget Committee, March 10Agenda Regional Council, March 9Agenda Harbour East Community Council, March 4Agenda Budget Committee, March 3 Winter Maintenance in Parks:We had our first taste of spring last week, but at Council, we […]