This past week, city council named new committee chairs and board appointments that will carry on through to the end of the current term. The full list provided by the clerks office is below: Continue reading “Full List of New Committee and Board Appointments”
Tonight’s #GuelphBudget meeting will deal with the budget items shared between the City and other levels of government, boards, and organizations. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of tonight’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 16, 2016”
Perhaps taking inspiration from the young kids that came out for protecting local water resources at Committee-of-the-Whole last week, neighbours against the proposed apartment development at 75 Dublin Street North have made a video featuring Central Public School students who are not eager to learn and play in the shadow of a five-story building. Continue reading “School Kids Star in Video Protest Against 75 Dublin Development”
It’s time for the monthly planning meeting at city council, and with much of the focus this time of year on budget matters, this might be a short one. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of tonight’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 14, 2016”
This week’s installment of the 2017 #GuelphBudget will deal with all the services, programs and organizations that split costs between the City of Guelph and various other levels of government and revenue sources. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 16 Meeting?”
With much of the emphasis on the #GuelphBudget these days, this is a rather spartan agenda for the monthly planning meet with two statutory matters and a resolution to discuss, plus a number of committee appointments. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 14 Meeting?”
Bradley Breedon will kick-off the coverage of the city council tonight, as the horseshoe gets down to the major issues surrounding the 2017 tax-supported operating budget. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of tonight’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 9, 2016”
The real meat and potatoes of crafting the 2017 budget begins tomorrow night with the presentation of the tax-supported operating budget. How well will staff handle the ying of lower taxes with the yang of government funding? Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 9 Meeting?”
Tonight at a special meeting of city council, the contentious topic of infrastructure levies will be discussed as well as potential alternative options. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here to read Politico’s preview of tonight’s meeting. For the complete blow-by-blow of tonight’s council meeting, you can follow me on Twitter, or follow along below via Storify. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for November 3, 2016”
It’s rare to get a Thursday night council meeting, but when you do, you better believe it’s about something contentious. This coming Thursday, council will get together to talk more about the capital budget for the coming year and ten years hence, but in the context of the controversial infrastructure levy that’s being proposed. Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the November 3 Meeting?”
