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 challenges that libraries are facing throughout the world as they shift from places that were …
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 point the line to register and get a ballot was out the door and down …
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 in District Capital funds to local community groups. All District 5 residents are eligible to …
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 basis. The Road Train was at Council because Ambassatours asked Council for a grant to …
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. I’m pleased to report that there has been significant interest. A total of 19 non-profit …
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, but we still have a ways to go. One thing that I have been worried …
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 measures on residential streets. A request for an assessment can come from residents or from …
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 approach in dealing with these sorts of issues. The staff report notes that several US …
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 Park, playgrounds and community gardens. I’m pleased to announce that this year, a portion of …
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 able to share some details now because the municipality has reached a tentative deal with …
