Notes from the Rafters: This Week’s City Council Meeting Recap
What Went Down This Week at the St. John’s City Council Meeting?
What Went Down This Week at the St. John’s City Council Meeting?
“No resident should ever get a say in what happens immediately abutting their house. Because we are all conservative protectionist assholes with no civic vision when it comes to our own elbow room.”
“Treeson” in Kenmount Terrace, cleaning up the Kingsbridge traffic mess, Margaret Place demolition, and more.
What happened at the St. John’s city council meeting this week?
Emily breaks down why St. John’s is switching to a Committee of the Whole (over standing committees), and recaps this week’s notably civil city council meeting.
What is the point if, no matter who we have in there, hockey, basketball or no one, the stadium still costs more money than it makes?
A new pack of competent councillors, a new brewery on Duckworth, a preliminary report on Mile One’s missing money, and more
There were kids waving at their newly elected parents, and infants on the arms of smiling men in the adoring crowd (a lovely illustration of the new gender parity on council).
A quick meeting this week, of goodbye speeches and words of wisdom for the new incoming council.
Who Wants the Perennially Championed “Mixed Use” Neighbourhoods? Not Neighbours.
We’re getting a basketball tem; Heavy Tree Rd is officially closed for farmers only; IJ Sampson to become apartment and seniors’ space; and more
The City Manager says where it stands right now, is that the city will not release a building permit for the new Costco in the Galway development until “conditions are met with respect to infrastructure, traffic, and underground infrastructure”