Council Pay: It was a relatively light agenda at Regional Council this week since the hearing into the Willow Tree proposal at Quinpool and Robie was cancelled. The main item in terms public interest was the formula that determines how much councillors get paid (currently $85,000 a year). The key …
Welcome: Hello everyone and welcome to my first e-newsletter. It has been a busy six months since the election and I’m happy to be launching the last big piece of my plan to more regularly communicate with you. I’m hoping to send an e-newsletter once a month as well as …
Crosswalk Flags: The main item on the agenda on Tuesday was the proposed crosswalk flags administrative order. Crosswalk flags are not a municipal program and are provided at the request of residents by the Crosswalk Flag Society of Nova Scotia. HRM permits flags to be installed at all crosswalks except for …
If you haven’t noticed the for lease sign on the second floor window yet, Dartmouth’s Old City Hall has been sold. The building was declared surplus by Council in 2015 after an analysis revealed that it wouldn’t lend itself well to being reused as a heritage museum. The new owner …
Sportsplex: Tuesday was a very busy session at Regional Council (agenda here). The most important item for many in District 5 is Council approved the award of the Sportsplex tender at $23,273,000. The Sportsplex will close at the end of May and if all goes according to plan, it’ll reopen …
It’s easy to miss since it’s an Information Item on this week’s Regional Council agenda and not a report that is up for discussion, but there is an update on the Sawmill River project (aka the Sullivan’s Pond Stormwater Renewal). Work will be getting underway this summer! Halifax Water will …
The Budget: The big news from Council is we passed the 2017/2018 budget. HRM has recently started a process of detailed multi-year budgeting for several years out. For District 5, here are some highlights that are in the plan for the next several years: Sportsplex renovation, Alderney Landing recap, landscaping for the Canal …
This didn’t get picked up for publication in the Coast so I’m sharing it here instead. It’s in response to this review of Picnic on Portland Street in Downtown Dartmouth. I was delighted to read the positive review of Picnic by Melissa Boute published on March 9th. The Dart Gallery/Picnic is …
Halifax Water Presentation: A large portion of Council’s time this week (agenda here) was spent on a presentation from Halifax Water. Halifax Water is a private utility, but its sole shareholder is HRM. Once a year, Halifax Water comes before Council to present their business plan and to answer any …
Willow Tree It was a busy afternoon at Council (agenda here). The main item on the agenda was the 29 storey proposed tower at Quinpool and Robie (aka the Willow Tree). This one has a bit of a complicated backstory. The Willow Tree proposal first came to council as two …
