The fiscal gap makes for a SOBAring budget discussion

15/11/2024 37 min Episodio 285
The fiscal gap makes for a SOBAring budget discussion

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This week, budget season has begun. Troy and Stephanie guide you into the start of our year-end busy season, and explain how this will lead into next year's busy season, the election.Here are the relevant links for this episode:BudgetEdmonton city council looks for cuts to lower 8.1 per cent tax hike eyed for 2025Edmonton city councillors question travel budgets and spending on Calgary StampedeElection9 candidates declare intention to run for Edmonton City CouncilCity managerEdmonton city council hires Eddie Robar as city managerBudget pressures top of mind for Edmonton's new city managerCarbon budgetEdmonton fails to meet climate targets 2 years after launching carbon budgetCondo association calls green bin rollout 'rocky', while city says new habits take timeSingle-use bylaw500 days in, Edmonton has written 0 tickets under single-use bag, plastics bylawFrom the Taproot newsroomEdmonton Arts Council has a new funding strategy and leaderWhy the decline in public housing is 'the origins of Canada's housing crisis'Taproot presents: A conversation about housingCanadian Podcast AwardsSpeaking Municipally is a finalistKaren's post on LinkedInRapid fireCity underlines successes and challenges as the Valley Line LRT turns oneMcDavid makes history with 1,000th NHL pointSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on in their community. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!

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