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On Wednesday Council decided to approve 40 years of new supply of predominantly low-density residential development in the Horse Hills area in North East Edmonton. The reports and bylaw can be accessed here. It was inevitable. It was more than 30 years in the making. And yes, it’s fair to help landowners on all sides… Read More
Yesterday Council accepted the business case for implementing Smart Fare, allocated $7 million toward it, and instructed the Mayor to approach our partners in the region to look at sharing the cost of the municipal portion (another $3 million) and approaching the province to fund the balance of $20 million out of the Green Trip… Read More
I think we’re almost ready to be a big city. However, one of the things we still need to get right is patios: increasing opportunities to operate them, streamlining the rules for them, and working with the province to open up still more opportunities. Today a report (and supplemental attachments) was released in answer to… Read More
Construction season is upon us once again – but as each year passes Council is dedicating more of your tax dollars toward local roads, over and above the continued work on the main roads. I recently requested a report from City Administration on progress, which was debated June 26th at Transportation Committee. The report can… Read More
Over the last several weeks I’ve heard significant concerns from residents of the Greenfield neighbourhood about a Cell Phone tower proposed to be located on the northeast corner of the Greenfield Baptist Church site at 3712 – 114 Street. Many of the issues are site-specific concerns or process concerns with the way this application and consultation process has unfolded.… Read More