Agenda, February 21Agenda, February 22 (Budget) Short-Term RentalsThe main item on Council’s agenda this week was the regulation of short-term rentals (Air BNB, VRBO, etc). Most of HRM’s existing land-use bylaws don’t allow for short-term rentals in residential areas. Short-term rentals are considered a tourist accommodation use, which was generally …
Agenda, February 14 (Public Works)Agenda, February 10 (Library)Agenda, February 8 (HalifACT)Agenda, February 3 (Police)Agenda, January 27 (CAO’s Office) Budget time is always the busiest time of year at City Hall. To build the budget, Council reviews each department, which pretty much triples the amount of time we spend in the …
Agenda, January 24Agenda, February 7 Penhorn Lake Park SaleCouncil has approved the sale of a small piece of land in Penhorn Lake Park to Penhorn Residential Holdings GP (the company that owns the adjacent redevelopment). The land totals 221.7 square metres, the equivalent space of seven transit buses. The land …
Council’s budget process resumed last week as we went over the proposed capital budget. You might recall discussions back in December on what the starting point for the average out of pocket tax bill should be. Staff had proposed an 8% increase to the bill, but Council asked for 4% …
Agenda, January 10 Stormwater Right-of-Way ChargeHRM is changing how the stormwater right-of-way charge is paid. The stormwater right-of-way charge has a long and complex history. First thing to know is there are two stormwater charges. One is specific to property and that’s on the Halifax Water bill. The second is …
Happy Holidays: Well another year done! Amazing how time flies. I want to wish you and your family happy holidays and all the best for 2023. The New Year is a time to reflect on the year that was. 2022 was a return to somewhat normal life after all the …
Mic Mac Mall Redevelopment:The most significant Dartmouth item on the agenda was the proposed redevelopment of Mic Mac Mall (being called M District by the proponent who is looking to change the name). The concept plan calls for a whack of new units. Seven 30+ storey towers, five 9 storey …
Starr Park and Henry Findlay EncampmentYou might have noticed the Mutual Aid crisis shelter in Starr Park disappeared a few weeks ago and that this week, another shelter appeared in Findlay Park, but was gone within 24 hours. I have had questions about both and wanted to share what has …
Budget 2023-2024 BeginsCouncil had its first session on the 2023/2024 budget last week. To create the budget takes a while because Council examines spending in every department. From that examination, we build a list of potential budget adjustments. The adjustment list is debated once all the department presentations are done …
Hello Dartmouth Centre. Just a quick follow-up on the District Boundary Review process that I wrote about in my newsletter at the beginning of the month. The proposed changes in Dartmouth Centre are considerable. The draft proposal would cut Dartmouth Centre in half, with Downtown, Crichton Park, the Flower Streets, Brightwood, Harbouview, …
