Tag: Shawn Lewis
Some London city councillors ‘don’t really do much’: Colleagues’ survey
A combined 70 per cent of respondent said politicians should be dedicating 30 to 59 hours a week to the job.
Politicians vote to pull slain soldier’s name from London street
Two multi-year efforts to rename two London streets finally may be reaching the end of the road, but with different fates. Wednesday, city politicians dropped the renaming of Plantation Road in London’s Oakridge neighbourhood, an effort under way for six years, while endorsing the immediate renaming of the east-end Trooper Wilson Place in a 4-1 […]
Mayor, councillors pivot on using budget surplus for tax relief: ‘180-degree flip’
Just one year after city politicians forcefully shut down a similar idea, some have changed their tune on using surplus money to reduce tax increases, including during the last year of their term. Wednesday, council’s infrastructure and corporate services committee endorsed splitting $16.9 million of city hall’s nearly $60-million surplus to lower property tax hikes […]
London needs to build this many new homes annually to ease crunch
City politicians say they’re pleased to see some hard data quantifying the urgent need for housing in London after a mandated report from the federal government outlined shortages and shortfalls. City hall staff presented the housing needs assessment by consulting firm Colliers, required through the federal housing accelerator fund, to council’s planning committee on Tuesday. […]
Outbursts over encampment forces evacuation of council chambers
A heated discussion about the future of a homeless encampment near downtown London caused politicians to evacuate chambers and a woman to be barred from city hall.