On Tuesday morning, at the City Council meeting, we’ll be presenting our petition opposing the creation of a National Urban Park in the River Valley. We need to get the final list of signatures to Council later this afternoon, so this is your last chance to sign our petition, if you haven’t done so already. Click here to sign the petition telling Council to Keep Ottawa Out Of Our River Valley - and please share with your friends, family, extended network, and every Edmontonian! And of course, be sure to tune in live to the meeting - we’ll send out the links on our social media tomorrow morning!
As you probably gathered, Council is back after summer vacation. This morning, at 9:30 am, there will be a City Council Public Hearing to deal with a number of zoning amendments. Proposed amendments include allowing for low-rise, multi-unit housing in Pleasantview, and a mix of small-scale housing in Hazeldean.
On Tuesday, the Agenda Review Committee will meet at 8:30 am, followed by the aforementioned City Council meeting at 9:30 am. The Urban Planning Committee has recommended that Council proceed with the planning phase of turning the River Valley into a National Urban Park. As we said, we’ll be presenting our petition to stop this before it starts. Council will also receive a monthly update on the Transit Safety Plan and the Downtown Core, as well as discuss Terms of Reference for the Edmonton Arts Council. Council will also discuss the police funding formula (again!). We’ll have more information about this for you in the coming weeks.
