policyenthusiast
Senior Member
It also wasn't even Rutherford's car.
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Municipal Politics
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Gus Haynes
Active Member
Really unhinged dude but unfortunately savvy in the realm of new media. We dodged a bullet when he lost last fall, but he still garnered a respectable share of the vote.
Yeggy
Active Member
Its clear he has a personal agenda. Its all for likes and clicks.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
"The city’s capital investment outlook, which council is scheduled to discuss on Jan. 27, describes just how constrained finances are ahead of the next four-year budget. The report suggests the city will be able to spend about $11 billion on both renewal and growth projects across all departments in the next 10 years, representing a funding shortfall of $10 billion. City administration has advised council to keep growth projects to a minimum and instead focus on renewing the city’s aging assets."
edmonton.taproot.news
I think this paragraph is really important for us to keep in mind. City council has a ton of demands for capital spending but is going to be pretty constrained over the next decade. Gonna be hard to dream big with little money available, any big projects are gonna have to come from the province or feds.
The Pulse: Jan. 27, 2026
In this edition: Frequency is freedom, but it's not free, says ETS head; Edmonton city auditor's report finds major issues with October 2025 municipal election; and more headlines and happenings
edmonton.taproot.news
I think this paragraph is really important for us to keep in mind. City council has a ton of demands for capital spending but is going to be pretty constrained over the next decade. Gonna be hard to dream big with little money available, any big projects are gonna have to come from the province or feds.
archited
Senior Member
^ Help from Provs and Feds and Private Industry would help.
thommyjo
Senior Member
No new suburbs could be a start. The up front costs of those are massive. ROI is much faster for infill and higher density. Pause the sprawl for 10 years. We don’t even have a transit station in the SW yet, let alone a higher frequency train/BRT."The city’s capital investment outlook, which council is scheduled to discuss on Jan. 27, describes just how constrained finances are ahead of the next four-year budget. The report suggests the city will be able to spend about $11 billion on both renewal and growth projects across all departments in the next 10 years, representing a funding shortfall of $10 billion. City administration has advised council to keep growth projects to a minimum and instead focus on renewing the city’s aging assets."
The Pulse: Jan. 27, 2026
In this edition: Frequency is freedom, but it's not free, says ETS head; Edmonton city auditor's report finds major issues with October 2025 municipal election; and more headlines and happenings
I think this paragraph is really important for us to keep in mind. City council has a ton of demands for capital spending but is going to be pretty constrained over the next decade. Gonna be hard to dream big with little money available, any big projects are gonna have to come from the province or feds.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Private industry isn't growing much here, unfortunately. Our mill rate is pushing everyone out.
Glenco
Senior Member
Everyone?
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Except Sabor*
kcantor
Senior Member
Mil rates on their own are meaningless. The actual taxes paid relative to the services provided is what businesses might compare and those are mil rate times assessed value. You can’t compare one without knowing the other.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Another stupid UCP idea gone wrong.
edmontonjournal.com
Bring back vote tabulators, says Edmonton councillor after election report
Better training needed to fulfill provincially imposed mandates for permanent electors registrar, removal of electronic vote tabulators
edmontonjournal.com
David A
Senior Member
It worked, it was fast, efficient and not expensive. I particularly detest the type of politicians who take things that are not broken and try break them.
Yeggy
Active Member
30% of AB’s population thinks they are in the USA and Fox News tells the truth… so they had to go because thats who keeps Smith in power.
I miss when we elected leaders.
ADob
Active Member
I think that's my biggest problem with this government. I can handle disagreeing with policy choices. I can't handle seeing willful destruction, hateful decisions made with the distinct desire to hurt or control, and ideologically based sheer stupidity.
Gus Haynes
Active Member
Wait 'til you see the number that they're about to do to AISH... hoo boy.