Council Follow-up, week of September 11, 2023
The first week back from summer vacation – and the revelation of a distinct lack of transparency and accountability at City Hall....
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Engage Barrie
Jul 6, 202316 min read
Fact-Checking City & Council Communications re: "Homelessness" Motion & Bills
We made note of some incorrect information stated in the June 21 Council meeting, at which the controversial Bills 67 & 68 (the...
Engage Barrie
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Controversial Bills 67 & 68 Referred to Staff – plus Clarification on Existing Bylaws
First of all, we are happy to announce that Bills 67 and 68 did NOT get passed by Council tonight – thank you to everyone who took the...
Engage Barrie
May 25, 20239 min read
EBO Response to Direct Motion Without Notice addressing Homelessness
Open Letter to Barrie City Council Mayor Nuttall, Councillors, CAO Prowse, We are writing in response to last Wednesday’s Direct Motion...
Engage Barrie
May 17, 20232 min read
Wording of tonight's Motion Without Notice regarding Homelessness
For those of you who were just as surprised as we were about tonight's unexpected and substantial Motion Without Notice, here is the...
Accountability Team
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Council Follow-up, week of January 30, 2023
The first meeting of the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee, the Bill 23 Municipal Housing Pledge, and Service Partners'...
Accountability Team
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Council Follow-up, week of January 23, 2023
A very quick City Council meeting, and the first meeting of the new Downtown Barrie BIA Board Circulation List: ...
Accountability Team
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Council Follow-up, week of January 16, 2023
Public Engagement makes a difference! This term's first potential Code violation. And more preparation for the 2023 Budget...
Accountability Team
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Council Follow-up, week of January 9, 2023
First week back after the holiday break! Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1061082&GUID=7BEACC3A-89BF-...
Accountability Team
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of December 19, 2022
Originally this looked like a week off for Council, but a couple of extra meetings got tucked in, last-minute, including the inaugural...
Accountability Team
Dec 9, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of December 5, 2022
Our biggest concern was the proposal to delete all incomplete items on the staff's Pending List – see below. Circulation List: ...
Accountability Team
Dec 2, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of November 28, 2022
Council's Strategic Priorities were set in place for the next four years. And partisan alliances seem to have returned, disappointingly....
Accountability Team
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of November 21, 2022
The new term of Council gets down to work! Circulation List: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/circulation-list-for-november-23 General...
Accountability Team
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of November 14, 2022
The first week of the 2022-26 term of Council. Circulation List: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/circulation-list-for-november-16 City...
Accountability Team
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of November 7, 2022
The final week of the 2018-22 term of Council. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956292&GUID=CB5909C9-...
Accountability Team
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of October 31, 2022
Only the Investment Board meeting this week. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956290&GUID=342DD3EA-E7...
Accountability Team
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of October 24, 2022
No meetings this week, just the Circulation List. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956282&GUID=5FD55E...
Accountability Team
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of October 17, 2022
Only the Committee of Adjustment meeting this week. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956281&GUID=E191...
Accountability Team
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of October 10, 2022
No meetings this week, just the Circulation List. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956280&GUID=C06104...
Accountability Team
Oct 4, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of October 3, 2022
A quiet week, with only one committee meeting. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=999115&GUID=2EAFB7AE-...
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