Tag: Capital Budget

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on November 15?

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By now, you’ve seen the 2024-2027 multiyear budget documents. Well, maybe you’ve seen that they’re now available. You will probably get around to reading it, and that point you will probably have some thoughts, and maybe you might like to sharing those thoughts with city council. You may be interested to know that there’s a special meeting of council that will be specifically dedicated to your point of view about the budget. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on November 15?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on November 7?

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It’s everybody’s favourite day of the year, City budget release day! Get your calculators and pencils warmed up because the 2024-2027 multiyear budget has finally been released and it’s ready to be parsed by everyone whether you have a specific project you’re concerned about, or are just more generally concerned about the City’s bottom line. Get ready to see what money matters matter the most for the next four years! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the Meeting on November 7?” →

This Month at Council: Budget Deficit Turned Surplus and Clair-Maltby Complete

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It was a busy May at city council as the horseshoe handled several complex files. Money matters were big as the completed books for the 2021 fiscal year came back for council’s information. How did staff turn a deficit into surplus? Find out! And speaking of new discoveries, the final version of the Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan came to council for approval, and approve it they did. Let’s recap the fifth month of the year at City Hall! Continue reading “This Month at Council: Budget Deficit Turned Surplus and Clair-Maltby Complete” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for May 30, 2022

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There’s some unfinished council business to talk about at the end of the month. 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 “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for May 30, 2022” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 30 Meeting?

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After a week off due to the Victoria Day long weekend, council gets back to business by recapped the business from the Committee of the Whole, but there’s also some new items on the agenda too. To wrap up May, we’re going to look at some funding for affordable housing, new public committee appointments, and some extra training money for one of the city councillors that wants to go over budget. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 30 Meeting?” →

LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 2, 2022

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Money matters, and some election related matters open the month of May at city council. 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 “LIVE BLOG: Committee of the Whole Meeting for May 2, 2022” →

This Month at Council: Parks, Solid Waste, and Community Benefit Charges

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It was a very consequential month at Guelph City Council, especially if you’re a fan of parkland and infrastructure. Bookended by intense debates around the demand for more park space, new bans on a variety of single-use plastics, and the delegation of authority to staff when planned capital go way over budget, the month also dealt with a heritage appeal, a new big density development and the new Community Benefit Charges. Here’s the recap for April. Continue reading “This Month at Council: Parks, Solid Waste, and Community Benefit Charges” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for April 25, 2022

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Council will revisit some decisions from Committee of the Whole. 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 “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for April 25, 2022” →

Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 2 Meeting?

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For this May meeting of Committee of the Whole, there are money matters on the agenda, and some administrative stuff for the coming election. It’s a good time for both these topics considering that Monday May 2 is also the official kick-off of Municipal Election season, the first day that people can file their nomination papers. Perhaps there’s something in this meeting that people will be interested in running on. Continue reading “Committee of the Whole Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the May 2 Meeting?” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 25 Meetings?

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After a break for the Easter weekend, city council gets back to business as usual with the end of the month regular meeting. If you feel an overwhelming need to revisit anything from the Committee of the Whole meeting earlier this month, this is a good time to do it because there’s almost nothing else on the agenda. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the April 25 Meetings?” →