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Council Update: Housing Crisis, Store Hours

September 14, 2023 Sam Austin 5

Agenda, Regional Council September 12 Housing CrisisThis week’s Council meeting was dominated by the worsening homelessness crisis in HRM. It’s no surprise to anyone in the core of Dartmouth or Halifax that the number of […]

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Council Update: Secondary Units, Short-Term Rentals, Halifax Water & Affordable Housing

August 24, 2023 Sam Austin 1

Agenda August 22, Regional Council Secondary UnitsIn the fall of 2020 HRM adopted new planning rules to allow for secondary and backyard suites throughout the municipality. A secondary suite is a small secondary unit in […]

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Council Update: Forum and Transit

July 19, 2023 Sam Austin 2

Agenda, July 11 ForumThe main item on Council’s agenda last week was the future of the Halifax Forum. The Forum is in bad shape and is in need of a major project. The Forum has […]

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Council Update: E-Scooters, Regional Plan, Inclusionary Zoning

June 23, 2023 Sam Austin 1

Agenda June 20 Regional CouncilAgenda June 20 Committee of the Whole (Regional Plan)Agenda May 9 Regional Council Micromobility (e-scooter regulation)Coming before Council for first reading was the new micromobility (e-scooters) bylaw. E-scooters have grown in […]

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Council Update: Parking U-Turn, Non-profit Tax Relief, Playing Field Strategy

April 27, 2023 Sam Austin 2

Agenda Regional Council April 25Agenda Budget Committee April 25Agenda Committee of the Whole April 25 (policing study)Agenda Regional Council April 4Agenda Committee of the Whole April 4 (playing field strategy) Saturday Paid ParkingCouncil approved the […]

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Council Update: Budget 2023 Adjustments

April 3, 2023 Sam Austin 8

Agenda, Budget Committee, March 29 HRM’s 2023 budget is now largely complete. Council completed our last step of approving the budget adjustment list on Wednesday. The budget adjustment list is created as each department presents […]

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Council Update: Shelter, Housing, Banook Grant, Public Safety

March 29, 2023 Sam Austin 2

Agenda, March 21Agenda, March 7 Shelter Downtown DartmouthIn Council’s March meetings, there was a bundle of decisions related to housing including a motion I brought forward related to the emergency shelter at the Christ Church […]

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Council Update: Short-term Rentals, Homelessness Framework, Alderney Centre, Parks and Rec

February 25, 2023 Sam Austin 7

Agenda, February 21Agenda, February 22 (Budget) Short-Term RentalsThe main item on Council’s agenda this week was the regulation of short-term rentals (Air BNB, VRBO, etc). Most of HRM’s existing land-use bylaws don’t allow for short-term […]

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Council Update: 2023 Budget (Public Safety, HalifACT, Library, Public Works)

February 20, 2023 Sam Austin 4

Agenda, February 14 (Public Works)Agenda, February 10 (Library)Agenda, February 8 (HalifACT)Agenda, February 3 (Police)Agenda, January 27 (CAO’s Office) Budget time is always the busiest time of year at City Hall. To build the budget, Council […]

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Council Update: Penhorn Lake, Rental Registry, Non-Profit Tax, Snow Damage

February 14, 2023 Sam Austin 11

Agenda, January 24Agenda, February 7 Penhorn Lake Park SaleCouncil has approved the sale of a small piece of land in Penhorn Lake Park to Penhorn Residential Holdings GP (the company that owns the adjacent redevelopment). […]

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