A second crew approved in 2019 to help eliminate the growing backlog of repairs in the sewer and waterworks utilities has seen their progress slowed in 2022 due to failures within the system.
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Council lauded the success of the Food and Beverage Services at the Moose Jaw Events Centre and heard their $150,000 “loan” guarantee to get the service up and running had begun to reap rewards.
Council also heard as part of their 2023 budget submission the Events Centre would be providing a schedule to re-pay about $50,000 of the “loan”.
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Property tax arrears took a bit of a dip on September 30, 2022 compared to previous years with the City’s financial director attributing the dip to measures the City adopted during the pandemic as well as now removing the measures used during the pandemic.
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The financial picture for the Moose Jaw Transit system is a mixed bag with one side bleeding more than the budgeted red and the other side not so bad thanks to unexpected funding from the provincial government.
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They previously voted against it in 2020 but continued confusion surrounding the 2019 decision to make lane changes to 1st Avenue NW from Manitoba Street West and Oxford Street West will have Council discussing whether or not to install parking meters on the east side of the street.
The $36,000 cost will be discussed as part of the 2023 Budget deliberations.
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The Yara Centre has secured a naming rights sponsor for the next decade - it comes as no surprise as to which major corporation will have their name on what was initially called the fieldhouse portion of the then Multiplex project.
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Cash flow problems due to the Canada Revenue Agency auditing the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority’s GST account had the Authority requesting and receiving a further extension on their $1 million runway upgrades loan guarantee.
The Airport Authority is set to receive a $127,404 GST rebate on a cheque they were expecting to receive in the Spring.
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The Special Needs Advisory Committee requested and received unanimous Council approval for the City Clerk to review the wording of the Bylaw governing the Committee
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City Manager Jim Puffalt said he is in full agreement about the need to install traffic actuated lights at the intersection of the TransCanada Highway and 9th Avenue NW because of increasing economic activity and he went so far as to call it a dangerous intersection.
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Mayor Clive Tolley responds to questions about the City once again calling for traffic control lights at the intersection of 9th Avenue NW and the TransCanada Highway.
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Asked about the large pile of snow blocking the Handicapped Parking spot directly in front of City Hall Mayor Clive Tolley said he was unaware of it but if it was still there it would be removed.
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Questions were asked about the potential of hiring contractors to assist with the clean up as numerous City owned trees have broken limbs or worse due to the heavy wet snowfall.
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Councillor Dawn Luhning asked her annual question about snow removal and this year it was why the City had yet hired contractors to help out the City’s plows.
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A pilot program, which could become more permanent following 2023 Budget discussions, is all about assisting the police and also potentially finding help for those suffering and need it Mayor Clive Tolley said during the post Council media scrum.
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Council discussed safety concerns regarding two intersections with the Trans Canada Highway and voted unanimously to support businesses on the North Service Road seeking to have vehicle actuated traffic control lights at the intersections.
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The safety need to install traffic control lights at the intersection of the Trans Canada Highway and 9th Avenue NW has been an issue going back at least a decade.
This is a background story detailing some of the things that the City has tried in the past.
There is a large amount of study already done an FOI request by MJ Independent shows.
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A property notorious for its ability to grow weeds instead of manufacturing scotch appears to be seeing some activity towards creating the liquid spirits.
Royal Distillers applied for and were successful in a Development Appeals Board application for a zoning variance for a scotch milling shed addition to the building, located at 1121 Ominica Street East.
The site now, known for having large weeds growing on it over the last couple of years, now has the signs of renovations going on.
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The holes in the system for helping combat homelessness in Moose Jaw just got a boost as an agency trying to address the issue was designated a municipal project by the City.
The designation will allow the organization to have tax receipts issued for all new donations by the City and also to apply for grants.
The biggest need he group is attempting to address is an emergency warming shelter as winter approaches.
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The short term drop of close to $500,000 in outstanding property taxes - from June 30, 2021 to June 30,2022 is reason to celebrate.
The long term trend shows despite the drop in 2022 from 2021 that over time property tax arrears are growing.
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Mayor Clive Tolley could not say exactly what the City could accomplish to produce a more “common sense” approach to commercial property taxation but the City was going to open up a dialogue with SAMA in the hopes of making a positive change for the better.
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