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I haven’t said much about the ongoing Expo 2017 bid but I’ve been getting more questions about it, particularly in neighbourhoods adjacent to the proposed U of A South Campus site. On the one hand, I accept that council overwhelmingly supported it, and I see some of the benefits like leveraging investment in U of… Read More
Plain and simple, the petition had two problems: not enough valid signatures, and it came in too late. The petition reports are here. The petition did not get the 78,244 valid signatures required by provincial law to force a binding plebiscite. I put no stock in the conspiracy theories concerning the petition verification process – the… Read More
Last week at Council’s Community Services Committee we received an an update on progress of the REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities initiative, and the business case for the 24/7 service delivery model (summary). This week it comes to Council for approval. I probably should have written about REACH previously, and the important precursor work… Read More
This post follows up on three previous posts on the Arena topic: here, here and here. Mr. Katz came to City Hall this week in response to Council’s invitation to come and publicly present his vision for the Arena District. He clarified his position on funding: $100 million toward the arena itself, a new $100… Read More
The following ran in last week’s Edmonton Examiner as part of our monthly ‘Councillor Connection’ column. It is reproduced here for reference. Last week Council established 2011 budget guidelines for City Administration to work towards. As with last year, Council set a target for an overall tax increase of 5% for 2011. I recognize that… Read More