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Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 19, 2024Council
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Updated 4 months agoMeeting Overview
The Council meeting featured significant debate on two key infrastructure and public safety items: the reconsideration of funding for a noise barrier study at the Six Mile Road highway off-ramp, and the allocation of funds for a pilot project involving bear-proof residential waste bins. Both items resulted in close votes or failed tie votes before final resolutions were passed. Council also adopted various 2024 Grants in Aid recommendations, including funding for the school crossing guard program and the Westshore Primary Care Society, and received a delegation from Our Place Society regarding their New Roads Women's Therapeutic Recovery Community.
Key Decisions
- Motion to fund a noise barrier study at a reduced cost of $60,000.
- Motion to delay the decision on funding the $100,000 noise barrier study until the initial acoustic report is delivered.
- Council approved the $100,000 allocation for the noise barrier study, conditional upon the delivery of the existing acoustic report.
- Approval of a $5,000 pilot project for bear-proof bins in the Riverside neighborhood, alongside policy and bylaw changes to mitigate wildlife attractants.
- Motion to adopt a 50/50 cost-sharing agreement for the crossing guard program.
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Motions Passed
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Participants
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