Council Updates Archives - Page 11 of 16

Council Update: Prince Albert/Glenwood, Budget 2019, Redesigning Spring Garden Road

April 28, 2019 Sam Austin 4

Meeting agenda April 16, 2019 here Prince Albert Glenwood: As probably most folks in Dartmouth have heard, the developer who owns the property at the corner of Prince Albert Road and Glenwood Avenue has changed […]

Council Update: Sullivan’s Pond Boats, Wi-fi

April 5, 2019 Sam Austin 1

Meeting agenda here Sullivan’s Pond Model Yacht Club: A District 5 specific item was at Council on Tuesday: weed control at Sullivan’s Pond. Over the last couple of years, Sullivan’s Pond has seen the same […]

Council Update: Kiwanis Grahams Grove, Alcohol Park Avenue Oven, Affordable Housing

March 30, 2019 Sam Austin 3

Kiwanis Grahams Grove: The main item on the Council agenda, for District 5 anyway, was a new building at Grahams Grove Park. Grahams Grove is the municipal park along Lake Banook opposite the Superstore. The […]

Council Update: Barrington AT, Sheet Harbour Centre, Gardens, Blue Mountain

March 10, 2019 Sam Austin Comments Off

Barrington Greenway: The dust of the Cogswell debate has barely settled, but on Tuesdays Council agenda the topic of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure on Barrington Street was back, this time the discussion was focussed on […]

Council Update: Cogswell, Budget, Rec Fees

March 3, 2019 Sam Austin Comments Off

Cogswell: The major item before Council was the return of the Cogswell Plan. The last time Council looked at the Cogswell was a year ago when we approved the 60% design and directed staff to […]

Council Update: Budget Options List, Taxis, Gray Arena, Access-a-Bus

February 22, 2019 Sam Austin 2

Budget Wish List: Over the last several weeks, each of HRM’s departments has presented a budget based on a 1.9% out-of-pocket increase in the bill to the average home ($36.59). As the departments have presented, […]

Council Update: Budget Deliberations, Snow Standards, Climate Emergency and More

February 3, 2019 Sam Austin 12

Budget Deliberations: Capital On Friday, staff were back before Council with options to fund the so-called B list of capital projects. You may recall from my December e-news that HRM has a big gap in […]

Council Update: Capital Budget, Plastics, Bins, and more

January 17, 2019 Sam Austin 3

Capital Budget: The holidays are truly over this week, with Council meeting on Tuesday for our regular agenda and again on Wednesday and Friday for 2019/2020 budget deliberations. The main focus of Budget Committee was […]

Harbour East Update: Splash Pad, Cancer Survivors Garden, and Disc Golf

January 11, 2019 Sam Austin 9

It was a busy evening at Harbour East-Marine Drive Community Council. There were three proposals for additions to municipal parks in District 5 before us including the Dartmouth Splash Pad, Cancer Survivors Garden, and a […]

Council Update: Fire Response, Capital Funding Requests, AT Projects

December 12, 2018 Sam Austin 1

Fire Response Time: A double Council update to cover off our December 11 meeting and our very light December 4 meeting (there was nothing significant to write about from December 4). One of the major items […]