Listen "Council can't beet the heat on Admin decisions"
Episode Synopsis
City Council has to walk back several decisions made by city administration like removing the memorial bench plaques and the Heritage Festival barn evictions. Mack and Troy also take a look forward at the big issues that will be coming up this year.Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper:Heritage Festival accessHeritage Festival boss saw easier access for crowd upward of 300,000Memorial bench plaquesMemorial bench sticker shock: Families asked to pay upkeep decades after original purchaseHeritage Festival barnIveson 'pissed off' about city's move to evict Heritage Festival from storage barnPaula Simons: Closing the barn door: Heritage Festival told to leave its Hawrelak Park HQOther Frustrating Admin DecisionsCheque, please: City ends lease deal on Dogwood CaféPolicy C566: Speed Reduction PolicyBudget 2019-2022Edmonton’s 4-year budget described as ‘tight’ as council begins deliberationsEdmonton business group urges city hall to put the brakes on rising property taxesCity PlanningVision 2050Municipal Development PlanTransportation Master PlanSeparated organicsEdmonton's 'Cadillac system' of garbage collection likely coming to an end, mayor saysResidential speed limitsCity of Edmonton inches closer to lower limits on local roadsSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a home for curiosity-driven stories about our city, cultivated by the community. In addition to this podcast, Taproot publishes the Council Roundup every week. Sign up to get it delivered by email for free. Here's the August 10, 2018 edition.
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