City council is hourly trying to get things wrapped up before the August break, and this coming Monday they’ll have to act upon some urgent new business that will affect the fate of the downtown core into the immediate future. That might have been over the top, but if you read on you’ll see it’s a pretty big deal. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 17 Meeting?”
The last planning meeting before a summer break will bring a number of potentially controversial developments to council, and some decidedly less controversial rezoning decisions. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 10 Meeting?”
It’s another busy committee meeting before City Hall takes its summer vacation in August. This month, infrastructure gets the lion’s share of the attention with housing, stormwater and design all coming up for discussion along with the big question of what Guelph should do for its bicentennial 10 years hence. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the July 4 Meeting?”
Next Wednesday, we will have our second special council meeting of the month to talk about various Guelph subsidiaries including Guelph Junction Railway, Guelph Hydro, and the always controversial Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 28 Meeting?”
At the next council meeting, Guelph’s councillors will review this month’s committee decisions, appoint some people to boards, and look at expanding the borders of the City’s Downtown core. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 26 Meeting?”
When we last left the council discussion about what to do with Guelph Hydro, the Strategies and Options Committee (SOC) was given permission to pursue the potential of merging with similar sized utilities in our area. This special council-as-shareholders meeting of the Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. will present the results of that work so far and the potential next phases going forward. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 13 Meeting?”
There’s more than just planning scheduled for this month’s planning meeting. Motions on fees, and the structure of Heritage Guelph also come forward in this, the first of two city council meetings next week. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 12 Meeting?”
In spite of the unintentional best efforts of city council this week, Committee-of-the-Whole will proceed with its June meeting with a jam-packed agenda including updates on audits and budgets, moving to a low carbon City Hall, and the official presentation of the proposed realignment of Transit routes to council this September. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the June 6 Meeting?”
The agenda for the regular council meeting this month seems kind of light, which is good because in May it’s taking place after the long weekend. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 23 Meeting?”
Monday’s planning meeting will be a fantastic four issues long with discussion about heritage buildings, reconstruction of an east end road, affordable housing, and design standards. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 8 Meeting?”
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