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Tonight Council gave second reading approval to our Municipal Development Plan. After considerable debate it’s more or less finished, subject to approval from the Capital Region Board, followed by third reading in May or June. We debated the restriction on gravel mining in the river valley, which was upheld in a close vote. The Kanata… Read More
Earlier in February, the provincial government enacted most of the provisions of MLA Jeff Johnson’s 2009 Legislative Session private member’s Bill 203, the Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Act. I had previously requested a report on what Bill 203 could mean for Edmonton, as well as on changes that Calgary had enacted in the fall;… Read More
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