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Council Updates

Council Update: Budget and Morris Street

July 9, 2025 Sam Austin 13

Agenda July 8 (intermission!)Agenda June 24 Council’s July 8th meeting was so jam-packed that it has spilled over two days. We ran out of time last night so will be resuming tomorrow, Thursday July 10. […]

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Council Update: Bike Lane Battle

June 11, 2025 Sam Austin 4

Bike Lanes:The big drama at Council was the Mayor’s motion to “temporarily pause” all of HRM’s bike projects. When the news broke on Friday I fired off a quick note to help raise the alarm […]

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Council Update: Budget Adjustments So Far

March 23, 2025 Sam Austin 3

This week started off what is always one of the most important debates on the City Hall calendar: the budget adjustment list. During HRM’s budget process, each department presents their plan for the year to […]

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Council Update: Budget 2025

March 3, 2025 Sam Austin 12

February is always the busiest month on the City Hall calendar as Council gets deep into budget deliberations. During HRM’s budget process, each department presents their plan for the year to Council. As we review […]

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Council Update: One-HRM Membership, Mediation, Twitter

February 12, 2025 Sam Austin 4

Regional Council agenda, February 11 One-HRM Parks and Rec MembershipAn information report I asked for on a single HRM-wide membership for Parks and Rec facilities was back before Council. The idea is to break down […]

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Council Update: Windsor Street Exchange

January 29, 2025 Sam Austin 14

Agenda, January 28 Windsor Street ExchangeThe major item on Council’s agenda yesterday was the Windsor Street Exchange project. The Windsor Street Exchange project started in 2019 with significant support from other orders of government. Inflation […]

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Council Update: Parks Lighting Strategy

January 20, 2025 Sam Austin 1

Agenda, January 14 Park Lighting Strategy:Some work that I initiated a few years ago has come to fruition: the Parks Lighting Strategy was approved by Council at our Tuesday meeting. The issue around lighting in […]

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Council Update: North Woodside Park Plan, New Council, Lakewatchers, Housing

November 28, 2024 Sam Austin 1

My first blog entry for the new Council! We’ve had two meetings so far, both of which were pretty light in terms of materials, which wasn’t unexpected given that we have so many new councillors […]

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Council Update: Dartmouth Lakes, Access Program, Nature-Based Stormwater

August 30, 2024 Sam Austin 1

Agenda, August 20 Watershed PlanningSome really good news on Council’s agenda for Dartmouth’s Lakes: HRM is launching a watershed planning program, and Dartmouth’s Lakes are part of the initial pilot. The idea is to have […]

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Council Update: Dartmouth Cove, Missing Middle Housing, One HRM Pass

August 7, 2024 Sam Austin 6

Dartmouth Cove InfillingCouncil approved a major step to potentially protect the waters in Dartmouth Cove from further infilling. Council approved initiating the planning process that could result in bylaw changes that prevent infilling from happening […]

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