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As many of us have our eyes on the summer ahead, Saskatoon city council met on Monday to tackle several issues, including plans for getting back to in-person sessions, contentious debates on mandatory smart utility meters and safety problems around neighbourhood walkways.
RESTRICTIONS EASING AT CITY FACILITIES
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As the province re-opens, the City of Saskatoon is adjusting around relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. During councillors’ questions at the beginning of Monday’s meeting, the city’s general manager, Lynne Lacroix, said various facilities and sports fields are changing programming and capacity limits. The city’s website has a complete rundown of the changes coming in the next few weeks.
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From bikes lanes to freedom rallies, plenty of ground was covered during Monday’s city council meeting …
COUNCIL SWITCHES PLANS FOR PROPOSED VICTORIA AVE. BIKEWAY
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Residents opposed to a proposal for bike lanes on Victoria Avenue between Eighth Street and Taylor Street swayed enough votes on council to get a different option moved forward.
Council’s transportation committee had recommended a bidirectional lane along the west side of the affected blocks. That plan would have taken on-street parking from a number of homes along the route, prompting pushback from several residents.
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Changes are coming to the City of Saskatoon s Meadowgreen Recycling Depot. Pictured on March 24, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
The City of Saskatoon is proposing the permanent closure of a troublesome recycling depot on the city’s west side.
On Wednesday, city administration recommended closing the Meadowgreen Recycling Depot at 22nd Street and Whitney Avenue after what it called “continuous public safety concerns from illegal dumping, scavenging, nuisance and criminal behaviour.”
The proposal is included in a report that is to go to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services on Monday.
In 2017, council issued a plan for the area that included 25 recommendations, developed after more than 90 residents and stakeholders and 50 members of city administration raised concerns about the depot.
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