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This Week at Council: Housing, Heritage and Hesitancy in Double Header

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It’s tough to summarize a nine-hour council meeting, but it kind of helps that this one came in two parts. In the first half, council tried its best to use the limited tool kit they have to generate some housing solutions amidst the crisis, and then, in the second half, it was the usual monthly planning meeting with some big new applications, big decisions, and some big heritage designations. Here’s the (lengthier than normal) recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Housing, Heritage and Hesitancy in Double Header” →

LIVE BLOG: Planning City Council Meeting for October 17, 2023

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It’s a packed planning meeting schedule! You can click here for the amended agendas 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: Planning City Council Meeting for October 17, 2023” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 17 Planning Meeting?

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Slightly delayed because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this month’s planning meeting of city council is about the size of two planning meetings, maybe three given the agenda. There are decisions that need to be made, new applications to hear, and some direction to be received on matters from heritage designations to development charges. Bring your sleeping bag and some snacks for this one… Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the October 17 Planning Meeting?” →

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” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for July 10, 2023

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Heritage Guelph doesn’t take summers off, just August, so for this last meeting before summer vacation there are three last pieces of business that needs to be complete before some fun in the literal and/or proverbial sun. There’s at least one more delegation to send to council and two more pending delegations to examine before we take a break from heritage concerns till September. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for July 10, 2023” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets More Involved in the Process

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After taking May off, Heritage Guelph was back at the board. Of note this month was a change to the designation procedure, ways to give committee more input in the designation process aside from that when the final report comes back for approval. Then, Heritage Guelph put some of that into practice by looking at two designations that are now in progress. Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets More Involved in the Process” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for June 12, 2023

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After taking May off, Heritage Guelph is returning to the virtual committee meeting room with a new agenda that will look at a couple of different matters. There will be an update about a couple of heritage designation files, plus a report about a potential demolition in the city’s heritage district, and the committee will also learn how they might be able to do more to advance the work of future designations. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for June 12, 2023” →