Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes day three of deliberations
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Yes
The Economic Standing Policy Committee forged ahead with some heavy lifting on some proposed community capital projects during its third day of deliberations. Despite the early exit of Coun. Joe Mauro, remaining committee members recommended that funding be approved for Fire Station No. 3 relocation to 16 Avenue South by a unanimous vote after Coun. Jeffrey Coffman proposed instead of allocating the $28.5 million originally requested for the move in the 2022-2031 CIP cycle that $4.8 million be spent on purchasing property for the site and for completion of a functional study on the newly proposed fire hall.
Mauro walks away from Economic Standing Policy Committee meetings
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Yes
On Day Three of Economic Standing Policy Committee Capital Improvement Program deliberations Coun. Joe Mauro decided to withdraw his participation from the meetings for the rest of the week. Mauro said 20 years of frustration with the process is behind his decision to refuse to perform this duty of an elected council member in this instance. “We (on council) have served this community and this term for 44 months,” he stated. “We are elected to serve 48 months. We are now passing a (CIP) budget where we are handing over to the next council to have to be accountable and responsible for the decisions this council makes. To me that has always been an unfair process, and I have stated that every time we had a budget. So this should come as no surprise to anyone.”
Economic Standing Policy Committee finishes second day of deliberations
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Yes
The Economic Standing Policy Committee of city council passed an omnibus measure which approved most projects left over under the C (Transportation Projects), E (Environmental Utilities) and F (Electric Utility) Sections of the Capital Improvement Program investment proposals for 2022-2031 cycle Tuesday morning, and was able to successfully to get a start on considerations in Section D (Community Projects) in the afternoon. Before moving on to D Section council debated and unanimously passed a motion by Coun. Jeffrey Carlson, who is acting as vice-chair of Economic SPC, to put aside $10 million in CIP funding as a reserve against future needs or if additional federal or provincial grant opportunities become available in the next four years which require matching funds from the City instead of allocating all available CIP funds.
Council votes to keep being paid after nomination day
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Yes
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald
The majority of Lethbridge city council believe they should be financially compensated between nomination day and election day. At their Tuesday meeting, city council defeated a motion stating during the newly established cancellation period of Sept. 20 (nomination day) through Oct. 18 (election day) that city council members cease to be publicly remunerated, unless a public emergency or event requires city council to reconvene at which point council members’ remuneration would resume at the established rate. The motion was defeated 7-2 with council members pointing to the ongoing work they do away from council chambers.
West Haven start-up aims to protect mobile device screens from nasty things
Pam McLoughlin
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Christopher Mead is part of a start-up that is marketing anti-bacterial screens for phones and other touch devices. Here he is pictured with a box of the screen coverings.Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo
WEST HAVEN A local e-commerce start-up company is selling a new product billed as an anti-microbial polyurethane screen protector that, in addition to preventing damage to mobile devices, will fight germs, fungi and other “nasty things.”
Christian Mead, a partner in the new company, “ANTI,” as in anti-microbial, says the average cell phone is touched over 2,600 times a day and their new polyurethane screen protector with “anti-microbial properties” is the answer as it fights microbes. The active anti-microbial is zinc pyrithione, Mead said.