Tag: Paul Van Meerbergen
YOU SAID IT: Readers weigh in on city council’s proposed 40% pay hike
Readers sound off with comments on reporter Jack Moulton’s story about London city council voting to endorse a 40 per cent pay increase
Pet waste, yes, but diapers ruled out for London’s green bin system tweak
London will be allowing some residents to put pet waste in their green bins as part of a new pilot project, but not human waste in the form of diapers or menstrual products. Politicians voted 12-3 during Tuesday’s council meeting to shoot down a suggestion from Ward 10 Coun. Paul Van Meerbergen to explore allowing […]
Politicians back site for police-fire training hub amid farmland concerns
A city council committee has unanimously endorsed plans for a training centre for police and firefighters just outside London’s southern boundary. Councillors Corrine Rahman, who chairs the infrastructure and corporate services committee, Jerry Pribil, Anna Hopkins, Paul Van Meerbergen, Skylar Franke and Mayor Josh Morgan voted on Wednesday in favour of the proposal. It must […]
Goodbye parking lots, hello housing? City politicians await builders’ pitches
Developers will be able to pitch their ideas for housing on a city-owned parking lot in Old East Village this summer after politicians were urged to slow the process down and do more consultation. Initiated by Mayor Josh Morgan through a strong mayor order last year, city hall staff had begun looking at the potential […]
Budget-minded city council reconsiders service-cut options it once rejected
City politicians are now open to hearing about more potential service cuts to bring down next year’s tax hike – a partial reversal from a committee decision to reject many of the ideas. Council voted Tuesday to ask city staff to report back on three cost-saving measures: reducing road repairs, stopping the green bin pilot […]