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 …
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 to 311 or call my constituency coordinator Laura Nooyen at 902-490-6982 or by email at …
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 signature piece being a new flyover ramp that will save cyclists who are heading across …
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 Centre Plan is underway. There are basically three kinds of development applications that HRM receives: …
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 store on Friday as part of a general update. You can read it here. In …
