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General Committee #2 – Monday, June 27, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 22, 20228 min read

City Meetings

General Committee #2 – Monday, June 27, 2022, 7pm

The last General Committee before summer break – so a lot to pack in! Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=913850&GUID=...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 17, 20222 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 7pm

Two Public Meetings, for developments in Wards 9 and 5. We have concerns with the one in Ward 5, which seeks to change the land use from...

City Council – Monday, June 20, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 15, 20226 min read

City Meetings

City Council – Monday, June 20, 2022, 7pm

The item many Engagers will want to watch is the 2021 Annual Report from the Integrity Commissioner – sounds like she's been kept quite...

Council Follow-up, week of June 13, 2022

Accountability Team

Jun 14, 20224 min read

Council Follow-up

Council Follow-up, week of June 13, 2022

The misguided proposal to remove protections from an Environmentally Protected Area was mercifully withdrawn. Questions raised about...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 10, 20223 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 7pm

Three Public Meetings, for two developments in Ward 2, and one in Ward 7. Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=978287&G...

General Committee #2 - Monday, June 13, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 9, 20224 min read

City Meetings

General Committee #2 - Monday, June 13, 2022, 7pm

Overnight waterfront parking, speed cameras in school zones, and other traffic-related items. Entering into a Service Level Agreement...

Accountability Team

Jun 7, 20224 min read

Council Follow-up

Council Follow-up, week of June 6, 2022

Some great work by Councillors Aylwin and N.Harris to amend the highly problematic "Panhandling and Criminal Activity" motion. Staff...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 2, 20223 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 7pm

Three Public Meetings, for developments in Ward 4, Ward 9 and Ward 2. Also changes to the Subdivision Extension Policy, and Zoning Bylaw...

City Council – Monday, June 6, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Jun 1, 202211 min read

City Meetings

City Council – Monday, June 6, 2022, 7pm

Renewing the Needle Collection Kiosk pilot for a year (with modified kiosks), changes to the meeting schedule, and addressing poverty and...

General Committee #2 - Monday, May 30, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

May 25, 202210 min read

City Meetings

General Committee #2 - Monday, May 30, 2022, 7pm

Lots going on tonight, and many issues that Engage Barrie has been working hard on. Including fixing up the governance of the Downtown...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

May 12, 20223 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 7pm

Two public meetings, both for residential developments in Ward 2. Plus the Affordable Housing Monitoring Report and the Affordable...

Accountability Team

May 11, 20226 min read

City Meetings

City Council, Monday, May 16, 2022, 7pm

Recognition of the Maple Ridge Secondary School Junior Girls Basketball Team, plus a presentation from the MacLaren Art Centre. It looks...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Apr 29, 20223 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 7pm

Public Meetings for two proposed developments in Ward 9 – 680 Lockhart Road (Phase 2) and 338 Mapleview Drive East. Also, a zoning bylaw...

Accountability Team

Apr 27, 202210 min read

City Meetings

City Council – Monday, May 2, 2022, 7pm

While this appears like a lot of items to cover, most of them were passed on consent last week, so are not likely to take much time again....

Planning Committee – Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Apr 7, 20224 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 7pm

Public Meetings for 969, 979 & 989 Mapleview Drive East (Ward 10), and 947 Mapleview Drive East (Ward 10). Plus Official Plan & Zoning...

City Council – Monday, April 11, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Apr 6, 20229 min read

City Meetings

City Council – Monday, April 11, 2022, 7pm

Items from the most recent Planning Committee and General Committee reports. Plus an unclear and confusingly-worded direct motion about...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Mar 24, 20222 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 7pm

Two Public Meetings, for 315 & 323 Mapleview Drive West (Ward 7) and 505, 511, 515 & 533 Yonge Street (Ward 8). Also, Deputy Mayor...

City Council – Monday, March 28, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Mar 23, 20227 min read

City Meetings

City Council – Monday, March 28, 2022, 7pm

A cheque presentation by the Barrie Pickleball Club, a deputation regarding the grant to Cornerstone, the semi-annual update from the...

Council Follow-up, week of March 7, 2022

Accountability Team

Mar 9, 20223 min read

Council Follow-up

Council Follow-up, week of March 7, 2022

Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=914230&GUID=4FC7E811-9148-4E72-B2E0-B1C37B70CA33&Options=info|&Searc...

Planning Committee – Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 7pm

Accountability Team

Mar 4, 20222 min read

City Meetings

Planning Committee – Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 7pm

Two Public Meetings, for 750 Mapleview Drive East (Ward 10) and 157 Ardagh Road (Ward 6), plus a Staff Report for a development at 620...

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