Category: Committee Live-Blog

RECAP: Social Services Committee Approves 65 Delhi Tender

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This month’s meeting of the Wellington County Social Services Committee required a field trip up the road to Aboyne. At the Wellington County Museum and Archive, the committee met for an unexpected – and brief – July get together to discuss one topic, but it was a pretty important one given the need to progress on a new transitional housing project that’s already been two long years in the making. So how did it go? Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Committee Approves 65 Delhi Tender” →

RECAP: Police Board Talks About Capital Budget and Noisy Cars Before Summer Break

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The July meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board might have taken place in summer, but it was already thinking about fall. The big item at this month’s meeting was about the capital budget for the next four-year multi-year budget and the capital forecast for the next decade. You’ll have to wait for the fall to get the final numbers, but for now you can also get the latest about downtown officers, and the noisy vehicle paradox. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Talks About Capital Budget and Noisy Cars Before Summer Break” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Challenged By One Tree

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Everything was going pretty smoothly at this month’s Committee of Adjustment meeting until a very old black walnut tree was threatened by the severance of a property in the west end. Then the committee was basically ground to a halt as the members tried to figure out what to do. How did that situation resolve itself? You will have to consult the recap to see how that vote went, and how the vote went on the 10 other applications… Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Challenged By One Tree” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Preps New Designations for Fall

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Summer vacation started later than usual for Heritage Guelph who held their July meeting Monday with an agenda featuring three projects. Before taking a mid-summer break, the committee sent another heritage designation to council for their consideration, and heard about two more potential designations now warming up in the queue. We probably won’t hear any more about any of those till September, but for now, here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Preps New Designations for Fall” →

RECAP: GRCA Board Hears About Rock Climbing and Quarry Capacity

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This month’s meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority’s membership was focused on customer service. Staff presented one report about why there’s no rock climbing in the ironically located Rockwood Conservation Area, and then there was more information about why capacity limits exist at the Elora Quarry Conservation Area. That was the big business, but there was other business for us to recap… Continue reading “RECAP: GRCA Board Hears About Rock Climbing and Quarry Capacity” →

RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Swiftly Approves U of G Plan for Days Inn

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The second Committee of Adjustment meeting for June had only one thing on the agenda as opposed to the lengthy, and controversial, agenda at the meeting earlier this month. Maybe they thought this was going to be the controversial one. It wasn’t though because the one application before the committee more or less sailed though in a relative brief meeting that was over in less than 30 minutes! Continue reading “RECAP: Committee of Adjustment Swiftly Approves U of G Plan for Days Inn” →

RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Transportation and Parks Planning

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The June meeting of the Accessibility Advisory Committee was mostly about getting around. The AAC was asked for their opinion about parking in the downtown, the future of complete streets, the needs of mobility transit, the quality of bus shelters and accessible alternatives to Uber and other ride shares. If that wasn’t enough, the committee also revisited the Parks and Rec Master Plan in what’s again a very packed agenda! Continue reading “RECAP: Accessibility Committee Looks at Transportation and Parks Planning” →

RECAP: Library Board Takes Care of Business Before Groundbreaking

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If it was hard for the Guelph Public Library Board of Directors to get through their meeting on Monday night, it would have surely been because they were almost 12 hours away from the groundbreaking for the new library building (and the rest of the Baker District Redevelopment). The business was done just the same though as the board looked at the mid-year report, reviewed the 2022 financials, and more. Continue reading “RECAP: Library Board Takes Care of Business Before Groundbreaking” →

RECAP: TAC Looks to September with Fare Capping Plans and Mobility Expansion

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Before rising for summer vacation, the Transit Advisory Committee had to take care of some business that will affect Guelph Transit’s September plans. A big part of that is the implementation of new fare capping strategy, and that promotional campaign will roll out over the next couple of months. There will also be a couple of new route tweaks this September, and beyond that, expanded mobility service. Check out the recap below. Continue reading “RECAP: TAC Looks to September with Fare Capping Plans and Mobility Expansion” →

RECAP: Police Board Hears About Crime Stoppers, Noisy Cars and Annual Reports

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This June meeting of the Guelph Police Services Board came with some special appearances. First, a representatives from the local Crime Stoppers offered their annual update, which was fitting because the Service itself had some annual reports of their own. But the day belonged to a small group of community delegates who were deeply concerned about noisy cars driving around Guelph. More on that in a minute because here’s the recap. Continue reading “RECAP: Police Board Hears About Crime Stoppers, Noisy Cars and Annual Reports” →