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Council Update: Capital Budget, Flower Streets, Boulevard Gardens, and more

February 25, 2021 Sam Austin 3

Agenda February 23Agenda Budget Committee February 24 2021 Capital Plan:Yesterday was one of the biggest days in Council’s annual budget deliberations: the review of the capital budget. HRM has no shortage of good ideas, but […]

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Council Update: Splash Pad, Slow Streets, Budget (Police and Library)

February 23, 2021 Sam Austin 5

Agenda January 26Agenda February 9Agenda Budget Committee February 17 Shirley’s Splash Pad:The big news over the last few weeks at Council for District 5 is the Friends of the Dartmouth Splash Pad’s success in fundraising […]

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Council Update: Twin Lakes

February 5, 2021 Sam Austin 11

Harbour East Community Council had a significant development proposal before us last night: Twin Lakes. The Twin Lakes project site is located on Prince Albert Road near the Braemar Superstore (where Napa and the Surveyor’s […]

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Council Update: Budget 2021, Youth on Transit

January 25, 2021 Sam Austin 5

Agenda January 12Agenda Budget Committee January 12Agenda Budget Committee January 13Agenda Budget Committee January 20 Budget 2021It’s that time of year again, budget season at City Hall. Budget time is always the most challenging part […]

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Council Update: Micmac Name, Affordable Housing, Heritage Districts

November 26, 2020 Sam Austin 3

Agenda November 17Agenda November 24 Micmac Name:Council accepted my motion to look at renaming all municipal streets, a park, and a transit terminal that use the word Micmac. In District 5, this would be Micmac […]

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Council Update: Lakes, Heritage, Dartmouth Cove and More

November 20, 2020 Sam Austin 7

A back to the future Council update! I was swamped with the demands of running an election campaign and didn’t get a chance to write a summary of the previous Council’s very last meeting at […]

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Council Update: Secondary suites, Kings Wood Dev, Public Art, Canoe 22

September 22, 2020 Sam Austin 2

Agenda September 1Agenda September 10 (Harbour East) Secondary Suites:Probably the most significant item on Council’s agenda was the proposed HRM-wide planning bylaw changes to allow for secondary units in all residential zones. A secondary unit […]

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Council Update: BMBCL, Police Restructuring, Heritage, Ride Hail

August 25, 2020 Sam Austin 2

Agenda August 18 Blue Mountain Birch Cove:Blue Mountain Birch Cove was back before Council for the second time in a row and Council was once again flooded with emails in support. On the agenda was […]

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Council Update: Transit fare tech, Cornwallis, Blue Mountain Birch Cove

July 23, 2020 Sam Austin Comments Off on Council Update: Transit fare tech, Cornwallis, Blue Mountain Birch Cove

Agenda July 21 Transit Fare Technology:You might recall news stories from 2018 about super-sized transit tickets coming to HRM. What was driving the new larger transit tickets were new fareboxes. The boxes couldn’t process HRM’s […]

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Council Update: Patios, Artist Vending, Secondary Suites, Social Procurement

July 19, 2020 Sam Austin Comments Off on Council Update: Patios, Artist Vending, Secondary Suites, Social Procurement

Agenda July 7 Sidewalk Patios:My motion on Sidewalk Patios from April, was back on the agenda at Council because I was rescinding it. What gives you might ask? Did I give up on seeking more […]

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