It may have been two weeks until Christmas but a Charles Dickens tale appeared as the Ghost of Referendum Past entered the debate with a little bit of humbug as Council decided to impose a $30 Infrastructure Levy to help pay for cast iron water main replacement.
Read MoreA three member committee tasked with providing a recommendation on Council’s remuneration is set to report back in March after hearing from the public. The committee was struck after Mayor Frasier Tolmie requested a review based upon what Council is paid in Moose Jaw compared to other centres in the province.
Read MoreA presentation analyzing the City’s financial health accompanied by historically low interest rates had a banker advising Council to consider borrowing. But not all Council members were in favour of the advice.
Read MoreAfter hearing from an expert and a debate Council voted in favour of spending $1.2 million on a new fluoridation system and saftey upgrades to the building that houses it.
Read MoreA land deal announced over three years ago with Canadian Tire to purchase 11 acres of land was inadverdantly released at Wednesday evening’s special meeting of Council as proceeds from the sale will be used as part of the 2020 Budget which Council adopted.
Read MoreThe budget will see a tax increase, increased water and sewer rates as well as an Infrastructure Levy read the article to see a brief breakdown of the 2020 Budgets Council adopted on Wednesday evening.
Read MoreThe rising use of Crystal Methamphetamine and its impact on the City and policing were front row centre in Moose Jaw Police Services budget deliberations.
Read MoreThe City is changing how it handles property owners encroaching on publicly owned property. If you are using City owned land you might be receiving a letter in the mail as part of an education program before enforcemant actions are taken.
Read MoreAn attempt to have the City’s 2020 Budget finalized at a regularly televised meeting was defeated.
Read MoreWhether or not the former Fairford Street headquarters of the now defunct YMCA of Moose Jaw will meet demolition in 2020 could be decided this coming Wednesday evening.
Read MoreThe subsidy for the new Moose Jaw Airport Authority was approved although it was not unanimous and without further discussion.
Read MoreQuestions were asked about the $150,000 cost to service the non-operational injection well used for disposal of water from the geo-thermal well and if it was necessary to spend the money as part of Budget 2020 discussions.
Read MoreBridges were a hot topic at Budget discussions - especially about where the money to rehabilitate them will come from.
Read MoreThe future of the Coteau Street Bridge was debated as part of this past Wednesday evening’s special meeting of Moose Jaw City Council.
Read MoreIt is something which has slowly been creeping into the City’s sites and that is how to best manage the slump zone areas of the river bank. To do so they are hiring a consultant.
Read MoreA proposal to crush reclaimed cement and asphalt into aggregate could become a potential cash source for the City.
Read MoreDid the City allow the Province to dump the demolition materials from the Union Hospital for free is a question asked and waiting to be answered.
Read MoreIs fluoridation beneficial and harmful as well as where will the money come from to install a new fluoridization system was debated as part of the special meeting of Council dealing with the 2020 Capital and Operating Budgets on Wednesday evening.
Read MoreA trip which is tied to the land deal with Carpere Canada, an immigrant worker pilot program and a business retention and expansion initiative received their final yeas or nays at a special Council meeting on Wednesday evening.
Read MoreThe future need for employees by local employers has the City named as a part of an immigration pilot project but the City needs to come up with the funds for their participation in the program. Council was asked to provide $5,000 for the local project.
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