Fast Tracking Affordable Housing Using MZO?
At this past week’s council meeting we received an update from the affordable housing task force and approved, in principle, sources of funding to keep […]
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Free Christmas Parking Initiative
Mindful that these motions concern parking downtown, freshly after a defeated motion to pause the system until spring, this motion relates to an activity unrelated […]
Dings, Dents, Scuffs & Scrapes – Let’s Solve This
The new stainless steel moveable bollards that line our new King Street have a purpose. They help delineate the sidewalk from the parking lane. There […]
Time To Pause Paid Parking Downtown
Update: Oct 7th 2021 (the day after the motion/meeting)The meeting results are well summarized in this reporting: https://www.midlandtoday.ca/local-news/downtown-parking-fees-here-to-stay-as-midland-council-splits-vote-during-contentious-session-4493645 I was unsuccessful in my attempt to […]
How To Use The New Parking Kiosks
Complimentary Times 15 minutes of parking will be complimentary for all street parking; or 1 hour of parking will be complimentary for all municipal parking […]
Traffic Calming Petition – William Street
A traffic calming petition is on the agenda for the Oct 6th council meeting. It is being “received for information” and I will be speaking […]
Please Take My 2022 Budget Survey
Please help me with our 2022 Budget. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Bill Gordon and I am one of […]
My Short List Budget 2022 Requests
Each year, as the staff begin to prepare their departmental draft budgets, Councillors, Boards and Committees are invited to provide input to the finance team […]
Sept 30 – National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
At last night’s Council meeting we adopted the Culture Alliance Orange Shirt Day Statement as read by Councillor Cher Cunningham (our rep on the Alliance). […]
A Time Capsule Letter To Midland In 2071
On June 3, 2020, Council received Staff Report CS-2020-04, King St. Rejuvenation Project Time Capsule, and authorized staff to proceed with this project. Among the […]