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Whether we’re buying a new treadmill or a box of oranges, we inevitably ask ourselves the same question: is it worth what I’m paying? Just before budget deliberations, Edmonton’s Insight Community (sign up to take part) surveyed Edmontonians and asked them the same kind of question: do you get good value for the property tax… Read More
With ‘Budget 2015’ deliberations well underway, Council has already made some important decisions (*pending final budget approval) that will have a dramatic effect on the look and feel of our city. Our commitment to infrastructure investments will ensure that we don’t fall behind again and we stay (moderately) abreast of our growth pressures rather than… Read More
On November 10, I hosted the inaugural Mayor’s City-Building Summit here at City Hall. The Summit gathered leaders from the health, K-12 education, post-secondary, business and community safety sectors to speak – as one – about Edmonton’s priorities in the coming years. A key deliverable from this Summit is the following letter summarizing this… Read More
In July of 2013, I wrote a blog that outlined why smart borrowing can be employed to help in our city building efforts. Much of what I wrote then remains true, but as we enter into budget deliberations I think the subject deserves further discussion. Under previous councils (specifically from 1990 to 2002), our City… Read More
Since late August and the release of the City’s census numbers, there has been a great deal of discussion around the fact that Edmonton is experiencing significant growth (here are reports discussing growth pressures from Aug 19 Executive Committee), and that many different approaches are needed in order to accommodate all the new citizens that… Read More