Council Update: Capital Budget & Traffic Calming

Agenda, Regional Council December 14Agenda, Budget Committee December 14 Capital Budget:Council’s Budget Committee met to go over the draft capital budget for 2022. The capital budget is always a big event. It’s our first look at potential projects for the upcoming year. Last year was a very, very busy year …

Council Update: Spring Garden Road, Blue Mountain Birch Cove, Youth Live

Agenda, December 7 Spring Garden Road TransitThe Spring Garden Road streetscaping project was back before Council. The question, whether to approve a pilot project making Spring Garden from Queen Street to South Park transit only? The idea of making Spring Garden Road transit only was considered by Council back in …

Council Update: Findlay Rink, HalifACT, Housing, and Crichton Heritage

Agenda, Regional Council November 23 Grants for Outdoor Community Rinks:In 2017 and 2018, Downtown Dartmouth had a community rink. The rink was set up behind the Findlay Community Centre and was created through the hard work of some local families. Unfortunately, changes in insurance rates put an end to the …

Council Update: Modular Shelters, Snow Removal Common, and more

Agenda, Regional Council November 9 Emergency SheltersThe major item on Council’s agenda was an update and funding request on the emergency shelters that HRM is buying to provide housing for people who are homeless. HRM’s plan is to buy modular units (like what you would find at a remote worksite) …

Council Update: King’s Wharf, Centre Plan, “temp” signs

Agenda, Harbour East November 4Agenda, Regional Council October 26 King’s Wharf Approval Lot EThe last planning hurdle for the next phase of the King’s Wharf development has been cleared. Council approved a development agreement on Thursday for Lot E, clearing the way for Fares to get started on their next …

Council Update: Provincial Housing Plan, Capital Budget, Burnside

Provincial Press ReleaseAgenda October 19 Provincial Announcements:The most significant news last week didn’t actually occur at Council. The Province held a press conference to announce their response to the housing crisis and there was some genuinely good news in the announcements. The Province has sketched out a decent plan that …

Council Update: Red Book, Cogswell, Garbage Cans

Agenda, Regional Council, September 28Agenda, Regional Council, September 14Agenda, Committee of the Whole, September 14 Red Book RevisionsCouncil held a substantial Committee of the Whole to review HRM’s proposed new Municipal Design Guidelines, also known as the “Red Book” (it use to be packaged in a red binder). The Red …

Council Update: Rosedale, Chickens, Splashpad, and more

Harbour East Community Council, September 2Regional Council, August 31Regional Council, August 17 Rosedale DevelopmentHarbour East Council held a public hearing on September 2 to consider a proposed development just off Wyse Road on Rosedale Drive. At the end of the hearing, Council voted to approve the project. The new development …