Meeting agenda June 4, 2019 here Bus Stop Theatre: The main item on Council’s agenda was staff’s recommendation to not provide funding to the Bus Stop Theatre. The Bus Stop Theatre was founded in 2003 and is the last affordable, small, black box theatre venue in town. It’s run by …
Meeting agenda May 14, 2019 hereMeeting agenda May 21, 2019 here Aquatics Strategy: Council adopted a long-term strategy regarding aquatics in HRM. The purpose of the strategy is similar to the approach taken with ice surfaces: to sketch out a long-term vision and lens to frame municipal decision-making. The Strategy …
Meeting agenda April 30 hereMeeting agenda May 2 here Lancaster Rezoning: At the last Harbour East meeting, Community Council approved rezoning a portion of the First Baptist Church property at the corner of Lancaster Drive and Woodland Avenue to allow for mid-rise apartments. First Baptist has been planning the move …
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 dramatically changed their plans. Instead of the approved eight storey apartment building, the developer intends …
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 surge in plant growth that has happened in Lake Banook. The Pond’s weeds cause issues …
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 main organized uses are the Kiwanis Club of Dartmouth, and Dartmouth Dragon Boat Association, each …
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 north of the Macdonald Bridge. Barrington Street from the intersection with North and the Dockyard …
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 undertake additional public consultation around the public spaces. What has come back to Council in …
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, each one has identified what they’ve had to do without to get to 1.9%, as …
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 terms of capital funding. The municipality has some ambitious plans including the Moving Forward Together …
