News Northbrook Park EncampmentI have received a number of emails and phone calls over the last two weeks from folks around Northbrook Park who have noted the rapid increase in the number of people sheltering in the Park. Northbrook Park isn’t a designated site, but, unfortunately, Provincial projects, like the …
Agenda June 18 Dartmouth Cove:Infill in Dartmouth Cove was back before Council. I put forward a three-part motion to do the following: There has been a lot of jurisdictional noise around Dartmouth Cove. The federal government has legal jurisdiction in the Harbour, but the feds only consider federal interests in …
News Slayter Street DesignLast week, HRM held an open house at the Sportsplex to gather feedback on potential design changes to Slayter Street. The goal is to make the street safer for pedestrians and cyclists. HRM is focussed on Slayter Street because the street is an important route in the …
Agenda, June 4 Encampments Most of Council’s June 4 meeting focussed on the latest report from staff on homeless encampments and what HRM should do about the situation. Things aren’t going well out there. With Provincial projects delayed and not enough indoor space available for everyone, HRM is back in …
Centre Plan Changes After a three-day public hearing, Regional Council approved changes to planning bylaws across HRM, including in District 5. The changes are designed to make it easier to construct additional housing and come in response to the unprecedented growth that HRM has been experiencing, and the resulting housing …
It was a busy evening at the Mic Mac Aquatic Club. A total of 248 people turned out to decide how to spend $50,000 of district capital. The complete tally of how District 5 voted to spend the money is listed below: Thanks to everyone who came out and many …
Applications are in and participatory budgeting is a go for Thursday night. Together, we’ll allocate $50,000 of District 5’s capital fund to non-profit groups. Participatory budgeting gives people a direct say in how our money is spent. It also builds community capacity by mixing together non-profits and some of the …
News Participatory Budgeting ReturnsParticipatory budgeting is returning to District 5! On May 30th, you will have the opportunity to have a direct say in how $50,000 of our district’s capital funds are spent. Each Council district in HRM has a $94,000 a year capital fund. District funds are managed by …
Agenda, March 5 Dartmouth Waterfront The worst kept secret in Dartmouth is officially public: HRM is planning for improvements to the Dartmouth waterfront. There is a big potential opportunity here for Dartmouth and HRM as a whole. A connected Dartmouth waterfront could be a tremendous asset for both residents and …
Agenda, January 23 here Marketing Levy Fines On October 1 last year, it became mandatory for short-term rental operators to start paying the HRM Destination Marketing Levy. The marketing levy is a room tax that hotels have paid for years to fund Destination Halifax and special event grants. Basically, the …
