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"Frankly: beg buttons probably shouldn’t exist in the first place, and this would be a heck of a good moment to get rid of them so walkers don’t have to

Even as a regressive form of taxation, property taxes are still redistributive. What we discussed yesterday would have represented 0.25% of a mill on the overall rate. Looking at total

My thoughts on sidewalk snow clearing in advance of tomorrow's Committee of the Whole meeting.https://maggieburton.com/blog/posts/sidewalksnow Of the six options staff provided, the most extensive is Option 6. It would have

I’m in Eastport then Twillingate this week with my family, making the most of this drizzly weather before back to school today I broke 2 fishing rods and petted

There is no phrase I detest more with me entire being than "The Character of the Neighbourhood" - it is a dog whistle for white supremacist, ableist, classist rhetoric and

The idea was to defer capital $$ for projects that in part didn't have the confirmation in place that they would proceed in 2020. The problem with capital $$ deferral

I apologize to my followers in advance for being negative and undiplomatic but I am so, so very sick of the narrative that reduces intergovernmental relationships basically to a weenie

In case you are looking to understand the Council history on the Park Hotel vote I've got some links for you. Also, the City website search function is SO MUCH

What future do we want?https://twitter.com/JohnHHancock/status/1263816515134119937 In our discussions about road space allocation I’d like to see more recognition that it’s not just “key workers” but also “key goods and services