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Tomorrow is nomination day. When I file my forms and pay my deposit the campaign will become official. But tomorrow is closer to the end than the beginning. Preparations have been underway since last winter. I announced in January, and we launched the campaign in June. Since July I’ve knocked on doors in every neighbourhood… 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