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Affordability Committee – Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 6pm
The first meeting of this new committee! Beginning with a Public Meeting on an application for 301 McKay Road West, plus Allandale...
Accountability Team
Feb 10, 20232 min read
General Committee – Thursday, February 9, 2023, 5pm (Budget Day 2)
The second day of 2023 Budget Deliberations – Council will return to the Operations portion of the budget if necessary, and tackle the...
Accountability Team
Feb 3, 20237 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 7pm (Budget Day 1)
The first day of 2023 Budget Deliberations – Council will be focused on the Operations portion of the budget this evening. Engage's...
Accountability Team
Feb 2, 202310 min read
City Council - Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 7pm
The big focus tonight will be the Budget Requests from the Barrie Police Service, Barrie Public Library, and County of Simcoe. Engage's...
Accountability Team
Jan 27, 20232 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 6pm
This meeting starts at 6pm OR IMMEDIATELY following the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee. Please note that this meeting...
Accountability Team
Jan 27, 20231 min read
Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee – Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 4:30pm
The inaugural meeting of this brand-new committee. Engage's Follow-Up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-of-janua...
Accountability Team
Jan 27, 20231 min read
Circulation List for January 25, 2023
You're right, there wasn't a circulation list last week! Of note to members, the City is looking for public engagement regarding...
Accountability Team
Jan 19, 20232 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7pm
A light agenda this week – reconsidering the appointments to the Committee of Adjustment, land use agreements with Debut Waterfront...
Accountability Team
Jan 19, 20232 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 9, 20224 min read
City Council - Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 7pm
Featuring a presentation from the County about Homelessness Prevention Services and the related use of 20 Rose Street Engage's Follow-up:...
Accountability Team
Dec 9, 202211 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7pm
An overview / primer on Corporate Asset Management. Some changes to the City's Procedural Bylaw. And the new Board of the BIA. Engage's...
Accountability Team
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Circulation List for December 7, 2022
A few items of note to members: Allandale Neighbourhood Association speaks up about Bill 23, the Township of McGarry's resolution to...
Accountability Team
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Planning Committee – Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 6pm
Please note the earlier-than-usual start time! This is being tucked in before General Committee. No Public Meetings, just staff reports...
Accountability Team
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Bradford Street Corridor EA – Public Information Centre No.3 – December 13, 2022
The City has initiated a Schedule C Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) to identify multi-modal transportation and...
Engage Barrie
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Bill 23 – Lake Simcoe Water Walk, Wednesday, November 30
Sharing on behalf of our partners at Just Recovery Simcoe, and the Barrie Native Friendship Centre. Zhoonyaa Gaaming Lake Simcoe Water...
Engage Barrie
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Circulation List for November 30, 2022
The procurement process is underway for two battery electric buses and chargers for a pilot project. Public Information Centre...
Accountability Team
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Planning Committee – Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 7:30pm
First Planning Committee meeting for the new Council! Public Meetings for proposed developments at 70 and 76 Edgehill Drive (Ward 4), and...
Accountability Team
Nov 24, 20224 min read
Celebration of Simcoe County Resistance to Bill 23 & Greenbelt Land Grabs
Virtual event hosted by Just Recovery Simcoe There’s been a lot of local action in Simcoe on Bill 23, protesting the threats to the...
Engage Barrie
Nov 24, 20221 min read
Fighting Bill 23 – Let's Unite to Rally for Change and Action!
Pop-up rallies to fight Bill 23 have been put together all across Simcoe County, including two in Barrie – November 19 (Barrie North) and...
Engage Barrie
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Committee of Adjustment – Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 5pm
Engage's Follow-up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-of-november-7 Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.as...
Accountability Team
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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