Mayor Clive Tolley issued three Notice’s Of Motion at last Monday evening’s regular Council meeting which will cost varying amounts to taxpayers if approved - one of the motions wants to see this year’s budget start discussions on a new bridge to South Hill.
Read MoreA enquiry to Administration explained the City is responsible for any street lighting on the North Service Road.
With a cost of $7,000 per light pole putting into this year’s budget is something a councillor who asked the question said is too expensive at the present time.
Read MoreIt is not just about free burgers afterwards but rather a way to show both pride in Moose Jaw while at the same time supporting the efforts to clean up the city Councillor Kim Robinson says.
A city-wide community cleanup is planned for May 15th as part of Community Cleanup Week which kicks off on May 9th.
Read MoreA resident addressed Council with her concerns and views about some flags flying at or on City owned facilities as an attack on the traditional family and showed favouritism for certain minorities over others.
They were views no member of Council was willing to support.
Read MoreA motion that would have seen Council meeting 26 times instead of 23 times was defeated due to a tie vote.
The motion was brought forward by Councillor Heather Eby because in her opinion Council - due to two extended breaks in their schedule - were been left out of the loop regarding the City’s operations and more meetings would eliminate it.
It was not what Mayor Clive Tolley saw as necessary.
Read MoreIf you are wondering how much money mayoralty candidates spent and who contributed to their campaigns their candidate’s disclosures are now public.
Read MoreMayor Clive Tolley revealed the identity of the individual who used a numbered company to donate $5,000 to his election campaign.
The identity of the individual(s) behind other numbered companies who donated to his campaign have yet to be revealed.
Read MoreWe ask follow up questions on the issue of the City cracking down on encroaching on public lands to grow a few flowers or vegetables.
Read MoreA request by a resident to clear snow from drainage infrastructure was denied largely due to what might potentially be under the snow estimated to be eight feet deep.
Read MoreCouncil voted to remove the vaccination requirements, or recent negative COVID - 19 test for City employees, contractors and the general public to enter City facilities.
People must still wear masks indoors at public facilities, including City owned ones, until the Province removes the mask mandate on February 28th.
Read MoreCouncil agreed to rent 29 acres in the Moose Jaw Agri Food Park to Sask Polytech. The unserviced land will be used by the institutions new Agricuture and Food Diploma Program.
Terms of the lease are $1 for the first five years and then $160 per acre after that period.
Read MoreAlthough only two businesses chose to have a Parking Patio in 2021 Council’s Executive Committee has decided to forego the rent they initially intended to charge in 2022.
Plus Executive agreed to institute changes to the regulations surrounding the patios including defining two classes of outdoor patios largely dependent on the Public Health Act.
The decision must now be approved at a future meeting of Council.
Read MoreThe Mayor's annual address highlighted the plight of the less fortunate residents of Moose Jaw with Mayor Clive Tolley asking everyone to pull together and end homelessness with an emergency shelter before next winter.
Read MoreFrom no Saturday bus, to new bus routes, snow removal and pickleball
Read MoreIt is an issue near and dear to the hearts of the majority of Moose Javians and that is garbage collection.
With the approval of a 38 cent per month increase on your solid waste utility bill - making the monthly bill $9.99 per residence - Council agreed to extend weekly trash collection to now include October.
Read MoreThe pay raises for out of scope employees based upon modernized job evaluations will soon see 18 supervisory and Administration employees with some extra cash in their pockets.
Read MoreThe rising levels of crime in the community had Council unanimously approve the Moose Jaw Police Services budget increase of 5.58 percent or $565,322.
Read MoreIn what some critics of City Hall might consider to be a financial shell game, to hide the true extent of the increases of the 2022 Budget, Council agreed to draw down $7.2 million in Reserve earnings to fund both the 2022 Operating and Capital Budgets.
Read MoreThe plans to get the staff of the new bylaw enforcement unit up and running this year is going to have to wait until next year’s budget as Council in budget discussions on Monday evening decided to wait until next year to get it up and running.
Council would like to see a new City Solicitor in place before proceeding.
By all appearances that mountain of unpaid parking tickets, business licenses and other assorted fines is going to have to wait until next year for collection efforts to begin in earnest.
Read MoreIn what seemed likely a very short debate Council in a 4 - 3 vote decided to defeat a motion that would have referred all City agreements to outside legal counsel.
A $500 - $600 per hour lawyer cost and the large stack of documents combined was enough to have Council decide against the action.
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