With City crews reaching the pothole repair plateau of 2000 potholes fixed a councillor has put forth a notice of motion to involve the private sector in speeding up the repairs on what are fast becoming known as Moose Jaw notorious pothole minefields
Read MoreThe number of potholes patched by City crews this year is closing in on the 2,000 mark with lots more out there lurking
Read MoreCouncil has decided to waive having the Moose Jaw and District Seniors pay property tax they lease at the Timothy Eaton Gardens building.
The property became taxable after the city sold their portion of the building last year to Moose Jaw Housing for a dollar.
Read MoreCouncil has decided to waive having the Moose Jaw and District Seniors pay property tax they lease at the Timothy Eaton Gardens building.
The property became taxable after the city sold their portion of the building last year to Moose Jaw Housing for a dollar.
Read MoreMayor Clive Tolley seeing some teenagers tossing fast food trash in the Mall’s parking lot generated some non-too kind words about the incident.
Read MoreThe issue of potholes came up as the City announced they had filled in 1,000 potholes so far in 2023 but there is still more work to do
Also crews are not safe at times because more than a few drivers are ignoring barricades and not slowing down around work areas
Read MoreDespite the apparent win when it comes to commercial property tax assessments one of the main combatants in the fight said the latest changes to small retail property taxes show the system is unfair.
Read MoreIf you are a homeowner and were hoping for some sort of last minute property tax relief in a year of continued rising inflation that’s not about to happen as the tax increase for homeowners - barring a last minute miracle - will be 5.44 percent
Read MoreA final agreement needs to be reached with the insurer and following that debris from the fire will be cleaned up Council was told.
Read MoreThe poor condition of Moose Jaw’s notoriously rough roads was the subject of discussion and questions at the most recent Executive Committee meeting.
Read MoreAlthough he would not come right out and say it the City of Moose Jaw’s outgoing city manager did not deny the upcoming major economic project set to be announced is the redevelopment of the 0 block of River Street West and hotel construction.
Sources of told MJ Independent the redevelopment is set to be announced by the end of May.
Redeveloping the area was one of Mayor Clive Tolley’s election promises.
Read MoreIn July 2020 Council agreed to a new irrigation water agreement with two golf courses.
The agreement would see the courses pay for irrigation water on a cost recovery basis. It would not include major infrastructure repairs and upgrades.
On Monday evening the golf courses convinced Executive Committee to have the City pay a portion of the cost of a new $68,000 irrigation pump.
Reversing a decision made earlier not to do so.
Read MoreA look at the recipients of the 2022 Municipal Heritage Awatds.
Read MoreThe City has announced what sections of cast iron water mains will be replaced in 2023.
The City will also kick off the start of the replacement of the 16th Avenue Northwest feeder main.
Executive committee also discussed problems, which have occurred on Keith Street Southwest and High Street West after cast iron water mains were replaced.
Please note, this story is more extensive and its scope other than a simple announcement.
Read MoreThe move to create a warming centre for people described as homeless is progressing although questions and concerns continue with the Downtown business community and others.
Read MoreAt the post Council presser questions were put to the Mayor and Administration about in-camera meetings, secrecy, privacy and the overall mechanics to find space for a homeless warmup centre a third party lobby group wants to establish.
Read MoreExecutive Committee voted unanimously to approve a five year tax abatement for Donald’s Fine Foods new sow processing facility.
The plant once opened is expected to employ 100 initially with the potential to scale up to 400 employees depending on the economy and market conditions.
Read MoreVoting problems pointed out in Rhino's Ramblings on three bylaws from the February 13th Council meeting triggered one of the strangest solutions that only Moose Jaw's Council could come up with.
Read MoreA four week pilot project that saw two Commissionaires patrol City owned facilities as well as the Downtown business area from 8 pm to 4 am in a marked unit was seen as a success.
The patrol was seen as a deterrent the only problem is the lack of funding is a deterrent to it operating this summer.
Due to the lack of funding any opportunity into making the patrol and its cost of $2,700 per week a permanent operation will have to waiting for approval in the 2024 Operating Budget.
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