- Mayor’s Office Audit
I don’t normally write a Council Blog about proceedings at HRM’s standing committees since most of what happens at Committee eventually rolls up to Regional Council, but today wasn’t an ordinary Audit and Finance Committee … - Council Update: Memorial Library, Alcohol at Sullivan’s Pond
Agenda, June 16 Memorial LibraryThe fate of the Memorial Library was back before Council. Before us was a motion to discontinue the park plan and go out with a request for proposals to reuse the … - Council Update: Ferry Fares, Dartmouth Cove Development Charges, Affordable Housing
Agenda, May 26 Ferry Fare ForgivenessThe major item for District 5 was a motion I put forward to waive fares on the Alderney Ferry on weekdays for the month of June. My reason for the … - Council Update: School Libraries, Extra Floors, M District
Agenda, May 12Agenda, March 10 Supplemental FundingThe major item on Council’s agenda yesterday was actually an in camera item, negotiations with the Halifax Centre for Education regarding supplemental funding. HRM and HRCE have reached a … - Council Update: Budget, Woodside, Extra Floors, Mic Mac Mall Development
Agenda, February 24 Budget:Council’s budget deliberations are nearing their conclusion. This past week we finished reviewing the last department, Fiscal Services. Fiscal Services are a sort of catch-all department for a lot of HRM’s money … - Council Update: Budget (Mayor’s Office, Staffing)Mayor’s OfficeNew this year to budget deliberations, the Mayor’s Office presented as a stand-alone independent department. The Mayor has always been independent, just like everyone on Council. Each of us makes up our own mind …
- Council Update: Austerity or Not?
Council’s budget deliberations are well underway at City Hall. February is the busiest time of the year for Councillors as budget meetings fill up several additional days each week. So far, Council has heard from … - Council Update: Lakes, Bike Network, One-Membership, Ride Share
Agenda, January 27 LakeWatchersCouncil received its first detailed report into results from the LakeWatchers program. The Program launched in 2022 and involves sampling lake water in 79 lakes across HRM twice a year. Samples are … - Council Update: Forum and Ferries
Forum:On Wednesday, Council resumed budget deliberations with a look at the capital budget and I’m fairly alarmed at where Mayor Fillmore wants to take us regarding the Halifax Forum project. The Forum is a multi-use … - Council Update: Missing Middle, Pensions
Missing Middle Housing and the Building CodeA motion of mine was back before Council around eliminating barriers to Missing Middle Housing. The situation I’m trying to change is our restrictive rules around stairways that make …
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