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Citizen Engagement
I was invited yesterday to Ottawa to a national round table to present on some of our citizen engagement processes as they are recognized among the best. Primarily, I discussed our recent process to … more →
Mayor Karen Farbridge's Blog
Citizen Engagement
kfarbridge wrote 1 month ago: I was invited yesterday to Ottawa to a national round table to present on some of our citizen engage … more →
Major change to capital budget
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kfarbridge wrote 1 month ago: Tonight, Council received a presentation on the proposed 2010-2014 capital budget. Compared to the … more →
Future voters visit City Hall
kfarbridge wrote 1 month ago: Today I welcomed the first group of elementary students who are visiting City Hall as part of Local … more →
Taking action on declining revenues
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kfarbridge wrote 2 months ago: In an earlier post I provided information on the impact of the economic downturn on city revenues. … more →
Controlling capital spending
kfarbridge wrote 2 months ago: Today members of the Finance, Administration and Corporate Services Committee recommended to City Co … more →
City revenues decline
kfarbridge wrote 2 months ago: Like business, municipal governments are being hit by the economic downturn. Our revenues are down … more →
Breaking ground on the new South End Emergency Services Station
kfarbridge wrote 2 months ago: Today, we ceremonially broke ground on a new Emergency Services Station in the south end that will h … more →
Latest on the Goldie Mill parking lot issue
kfarbridge wrote 4 months ago: A mistake was made with respect to the proposal for the Guelph Youth Music Centre Parking Lot both i … more →
Maclean's ranks Canadian cities
kfarbridge wrote 4 months ago: You may have seen this week’s edition of Maclean’s magazine, which has a feature on “Canada’s Best … more →
Infrastructure Funding to Create Local Jobs
kfarbridge wrote 6 months ago: Just a week ago, it was announced that Guelph will build $66.5 million dollars in new infrastructure … more →
Purchasing Code of Ethics
kfarbridge wrote 6 months ago: I have posted on our purchasing policy in the past since it is something that I get enquiries about. … more →
Improvements to park maintenance
kfarbridge wrote 6 months ago: One of the big issues at the beginning of the term was the quality of maintenance of our parks. Mem … more →
Moving forward on priorities
kfarbridge wrote 7 months ago: Council took a big step forward this week on one of its top priorities. Council approved the new te … more →
City Hall on the move
kfarbridge wrote 8 months ago: City staff are on the move into the new City Hall. Lots of work to move an organization of this com … more →
Why the City doesn't always buy local
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kfarbridge wrote 9 months ago: A couple of times a year, the issue of who is awarded City contracts comes up. Residents sometimes w … more →
Capital spending
kfarbridge wrote 9 months ago: I have written in the past about the need for stronger management of our capital budget. In Septembe … more →
Team player or watch dog
kfarbridge wrote 9 months ago: Is Council’s role in fulfilling its governance responsibilities one of a “team player … more →
Two new committees meet
kfarbridge wrote 10 months ago: The Governance and Audit Committees met for the first time this month. There was little to no fanfa … more →
Customer service at the City of Guelph: take the survey
kfarbridge wrote 10 months ago: The City is conducting a survey on its customer service. You can take the 10-minute survey here. The … more →
