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I took a bit of flack for the rhetorical device I employed in my previous post on this topic. If you go back and look, you’ll see that the reasons I said are motivating me to say no are principles: 1) limits on public borrowing authority and the application of those borrowed funds; and 2)… Read More
My answer is no. I am not saying no because the request was announced to a room full of people other than City Councilors (at a building owners and managers industry luncheon). I am not saying no because our municipal borrowing power is limited by law, nor because what’s left within our ‘credit limit’ will… Read More
We – Edmonton City Council – need to change the city’s Winter Road Maintenance Policy. City staff are for the most part achieving the 48 hour response target on main roads and bus routes, and they are doing exactly what they are supposed to do under the policy for residential side streets, which is to… Read More
A quick follow up to a previous post about my Open Data inquiry. The inquiry response report came to Executive Committee yesterday and was well received by the mayor and other councillors who attended. In essence, the report says the City is working hard on opening up as much data as it can in keeping… Read More
[This post is back dated to appear in order and correspond to the time. It was posted for reference in July of 2010.] Council’s budget deliberations in December of 2009 resulted in a 5% tax increase that came into effect for 2010. 2% of that was dedicated toward the fund established to fix sidewalks, curbs… Read More