A presenter to Council commented the 4 pm start of Council meetings was too early stating the meetings had to be held later to allow more people to attend.
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A councillor asked if recent work done on the automated traffic control at the corner of 9th Avenue SW and Coteau Street may be the cause for the pedestrian timers no longer functioning
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Work to repair the causeway on Highway 363 (9th Avenue SW) south to 15 Wing will not be happening this year as the Ministry of Highways is still working on finalizing tender documents and geotechnical work still needs to be completed
Additionally a site survey needs to be held to determine the exact locations of graves which include Chief Black Bull and others who fought in what is commonly known as the Battle of Little Bighorn
The Ministry intends to meet and consult with affected parties
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The issue of potentially increasing shipping fees at the Moose Jaw landfill came up as one consideration for the upcoming 2024 Budget.
With the City not increasing their tipping fees for a number of years, the landfill becomes a tempting target for outside community trash looking for a cheaper forever home.
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With the post Council pressers starting again we gave Mayor Clive Tolley an opportunity to send out kudos to wrap the presser up.
The Mayor chose to salute River Street Productions and their Homestand 23 held this past weekend.
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Mayor Clive Tolley said he took a personal approach when it came to deciding to vote against a proposed five-plex development on a single lot in a character neighbourhood
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More time to look at an issue ended up having Councillor Kim Robinson flip-flop his vote against proposed controversial five-plex development on Stadacona Street East
The Councillor said, having an open mind, and changing your vote, after examining an issue, more closer as part of the duties of anybody on City Council
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Residents on the 400 block of Stadacona Street East successfully stopped a controversial zoning bylaw change they saw as highly detrimental to their neighbourhood in a 4 - 3 vote
We are the only news source with their immediate post Council comments on their victory
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Council had kudos for the recent Saskatchewan Barrel Racing Association’s provincial finals and the economic impact it had on the city
Council additionally had kudos for the Moose Jaw Exhibition Association’s staff and volunteers for the great condition of the track
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A recommendation from Administration to hold the vote “early” regarding a proposed controversial amendment to the zoning bylaw is going to have to wait until September 11th.
Council voted unanimously to remove the item from their August 28th agenda.
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After a temporary one year special measures reprieve property taxes arrears have crept up year after year
Inflation and people’s inability to keep up economically is one reason given for the jump in property tax arrears
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A new policy will see out of scope managers receive an eight percent salary bump up for taking a temporary assignment versus the 20 percent they had been receiving.
The move was made because the temporary assignment would pay more to the employee then it would be if that individual worked that job on a permanent basis.
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A Councillor asked why on the 1100 and 1200 blocks of 2nd Avenue NW there will now be parking on the west or fire hydrant, side of the block.
The answer was it all came down to where an existing residence driveway was located.
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The issue of property tax fairness came before Council once again with a request, asking for more to be done in order to audit how the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency arrives at commercial property assessments
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A seemingly large number of duplicate property tax notices had a councillor asking questions about it
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A proposed five unit development on the 400 block of Stadacona Street East had residents expressing concerns about the development’s impact and asking Council not to approve the required zoning bylaw amendment.
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If you have submitted a request through the City of Moose Jaw App for service on an issue, only to see it marked RESOLVED and nothing done you aren’t the only one.
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The condition of the serpentine in Crescent Park was a hot topic question at Monday afternoon’s regular meeting of Council.
And although it was a question which was asked by only Councillor Jamey Logan it was painfully obvious it was a question more than a few members of Council wanted to ask and have answered.
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For a week at the end of May and the start of June 2023 the Moose Jaw Events Centre hosted the World’s Sledge Hockey Championships - an event that was lauded as a great success in giving exposure to the community as well as the facility.
But the question never answered what is the event financial success for the facility, as well as the City of Moose Jaw.
It is a question a councillor asked on Monday.
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Two fire hydrants, which allegedly failed during a garage fire, had a councillor asking how safe people were given the apparent failure rate of fire hydrants.
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