It was a packed episode of For the Record this week with way too many topics to cover! Councillor Paul Minhas makes another appearance to review the April 22nd Council meeting and much more.
Some the items discussed include a donation of $150,000 USD to the City of New Westminster. The source of the funds was Bloomberg Philanthropies which has as one of its stated goals to lobby civic politicians! You’ll be interested to learn it took a trip to Dubai to become eligible to gain access to these American funds.
The City of New Westminster finalized its budget process and approved a 7.7% property tax increase which means taxes have jacked up 14% in only two years! Find out how that will impact both residents and small business owners.
A move to bring a motion to Council on the failed decriminalization experiment triggered national media attention this week. Will a series of motions brought to various municipal councils across BC be the impetus to back away from decrim?
In only 3 months the City of New Westminster’s Citizen Advisory Panel has lost 3 members. Is this sustainable? Was it unexpected? This pilot project is now well underway and only time will tell if it yields its intended results.
A 37 storey tower in downtown New West gets approved by a vote of 4-2. Once built, what impact will it have on already overcrowded schools and daycares in the local area?
Did you try and buy a tree at the City of New West Bi-Annual Tree Sale only to find out they sold out in minutes? With the passing of a motion this week up to 3000 more trees may be added to the inventory that could solve that problem.
New West is now officially on the BC Housing Minister’s “naughty list” when it comes to developing new housing. The Mayor didn’t take too kindly to this designation calling it “BS”. Find out why so many Metro Vancouver civic politicians think the Minister is simply offside.
All these topics are discussed and more! It’s an episode packed with media clips, commentary – and we have a bit of fun doing it all too.
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