Stoddard, Blackburn, Cleary perform well – budget season councillor ratings By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● May 21, 2021 May 21, 2021 Disappointment in Dartmouth
HRM’s budget finalized By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● April 22, 2021 October 31, 2022 Councillors help Walmart to send a message to you that they care
Planning and development budget gets the nod By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● April 7, 2021 October 31, 2022 Councillors balk at spending enough to meet stated goals
$32.7 million Parks and Rec budget approved By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● March 31, 2021 October 31, 2022 Additional budget requests get support
Department of Transportation and Public Works $108 million budget approved By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● March 26, 2021 October 31, 2022 More items added to budget ‘parking lot’
Transit budget approved in principle By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● March 10, 2021 October 31, 2022 Rural vs urban, public good vs business, a journey into the weeds
Fire and Emergency Services $76.6 million budget approved in principle By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● March 3, 2021 October 31, 2022 And they also got a sweet boat
$175.2 capital budget gets the nod By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● February 25, 2021 October 31, 2022 Plus a cool million for traffic calming, the ‘Lovelace Gambit’, and systemic racism in action
Library funding approved in principle By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● February 19, 2021 October 31, 2022 The library does not use polygraph testing
Councillors approve increased police funding By Matt Stickland ● Budget Committee ● February 17, 2021 October 31, 2022 Despite lies, problems and conflicts, HRP still got what they asked for