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Council Update: Shared Policing, Traffic Authority, P&D Budget

April 9, 2021 Sam Austin 0

Agenda April 6Agenda Budget Committee April 7 Policing:Probably the most potentially controversial item on Council’s agenda was a motion by Councillor Mancini to review HRM’s unique shared policing model. HRM is the only municipality in […]

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Council Update: Parks and Rec Budget

April 5, 2021 Sam Austin 2

Agenda Budget Committee March 31 Just one item on Council’s agenda last week, the Parks and Recreation budget. Parks and Rec is a department that attracts a lot of attention because the services it provides […]

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Council Update: Community Rinks, Budget (Transportation Public Works)

March 25, 2021 Sam Austin 2

Agenda March 23Agenda Budget Committee March 24 Community RinksOne of the items on Council’s agenda that I’m really interested in was a request by Councillor Morse for a staff report on providing assistance to community […]

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Council Update: Snow in Parks, Budget 2021, Woodland Ave Fence and More

March 18, 2021 Sam Austin 5

Agenda Budget Committee, March 10Agenda Regional Council, March 9Agenda Harbour East Community Council, March 4Agenda Budget Committee, March 3 Winter Maintenance in Parks:We had our first taste of spring last week, but at Council, we […]

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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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