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This Week at Council: More Heights, Less Affordable Housing with Downtown Community Plan

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This week at Guelph city council was the monthly planning meeting, and it was the first time that the debate was pushed to nearly midnight in a long time. So what was so controversial? Well, there was a couple of new projects on both sides of College Avenue, one big and one small, but it was the smaller one that got the biggest reactions. Then there was the plan to get more affordable units downtown, which didn’t not turn out the way we might have hoped. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: More Heights, Less Affordable Housing with Downtown Community Plan” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for April 15, 2026

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Plan for a long one at this month’s planning meeting! You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along during the meeting on Blue Sky or recap the complete thread after the meeting below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for April 15, 2026” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 15, 2026 Meeting?

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The April planning meeting promises to be a very busy one with two new project proposals on opposite ends of College Avenue, the final bite of the apple on the newest Community Planning Permit area, and a key decision on a major project in the east end. There’s another new student residence in the offing, a local religious institution might be getting an upgrade, and the east end might be getting another step closer to getting that grocery store. Here’s the preview! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 15, 2026 Meeting?” →

This Week at Council: Community Permits and One Big Development

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It’s another one of those times when city council schedules two meetings in one 24-hour period. We’ll worry about that second meeting another time, for now we’re all about planning matters, and at the first meeting on this subject this year there was a first look at a major new piece of policy, and a first look at a pretty major new development in the east end. So let’s get into all of that with this week’s recap! Continue reading “This Week at Council: Community Permits and One Big Development” →

RECAP: City Council Meeting for January 21, 2025

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Are you ready to do some planning? You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “RECAP: City Council Meeting for January 21, 2025” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 21, 2025 Meeting?

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Let’s start planning! For this first planning meeting of 2025, there are three big items on the agenda, one decision and two new proposals including one new piece of planning policy. From a new way to streamline planning processes, to a big new development in the east end, and a heritage demolition that might be substantially less controversial than other recent events, let’s dig into what’s being planned for planning this January. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the January 21, 2025 Meeting?” →