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Despite evidence, council issues moratorium on some development fees

Despite evidence, council issues moratorium on some development fees

With the moratorium in place, an estimated annual expense of $1.4 million will shift from developers onto the general tax base with no evidence it’ll spur development or lower costs to the consumer
City staff overtime hours still up from pre-pandemic levels

City staff overtime hours still up from pre-pandemic levels

The city has been exceeding its annual overtime budget in recent years, with last year’s 183,028 paid overtime hours far exceeding the city’s budget of 28,812 hours
City ‘confident’ they’ll get picked for new immigration programs

City ‘confident’ they’ll get picked for new immigration programs

With the soon-to-end Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program considered a resounding success, City of Greater Sudbury Economic Development director Meredith Armstrong said she’s confident their upcoming applications for follow-up programs will be successful
Committee yields 54 calls for action to spur economic development

Committee yields 54 calls for action to spur economic development

City staff have been asked to go through each of the 54 calls for action intended to help spur economic development for responses to each point by September
City moves to protect 30% of its lands and lakes

City moves to protect 30% of its lands and lakes

A unanimous city council OK’d working toward the conservation of approximately 109,000 hectares of land by 2030 as part of a broader national initiative
Leduc’s arena referendum motion fails to get off the ground

Leduc’s arena referendum motion fails to get off the ground

Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc wants the city to hold a referendum on whether to proceed with a new event centre, but could not get any support from his colleagues
City council scraps $10M library ramp proposal

City council scraps $10M library ramp proposal

The Cultural Hub at Tom Davies Square project will still include a ramp between its first and second floors, which has been baked into its $65-million total budget
Forty-unit row house development OK’d for Minnow Lake

Forty-unit row house development OK’d for Minnow Lake

The planning committee of city council was unanimous in their decision to approve a 40-unit row-house development in the Minnow Lake Neighbourhood off of Bancroft Drive
Old hospital-site project to break ground ‘within five years’

Old hospital-site project to break ground ‘within five years’

Tulloch Engineering planning manager Kevin Jarus said Panoramic Properties’ proposed redevelopment of the long-vacant Paris Street hospital property would be underway ‘within five years’
Smart water meters 98.5% installed; balance to be done by 2025

Smart water meters 98.5% installed; balance to be done by 2025

There are approximately 700 accounts that still need advanced meter infrastructure installed