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A slap on the wrist from an independent investigator pushing Stratford city officials to improve the transparency of meetings closed to the public could also lead to a lengthy review of every closed session council has held since the last municipal election in 2018.
Pressured by the findings of a closed-meeting investigation made public by city hall three days earlier, councillors on Monday unanimously approved procedural changes to the way closed meetings are recorded in Stratford.
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Stratford council turns down temporary, one-way Wellington Street proposal Stratford council voted against a proposal to temporarily convert Wellington Street in downtown Stratford into a one-way street this summer to enhance pedestrian access to Market Square and allow restaurants on the street to extend pop-up patios into the roadway.
Author of the article: Galen Simmons
Publishing date: May 11, 2021 • 3 days ago • 2 minute read • Stratford council has voted not to temporarily convert Wellington Street in downtown Stratford into a one-way street this summer, something proponents of the proposal said would offer enhanced pedestrian access to Market Square and allow restaurants along the street to expand pop-up patios. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)
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Stratford council could be considering incentives to builders willing to construct new homes to more environmentally friendly standards during next year’s budget deliberations.
At Wednesday’s infrastructure, transportation and safety subcommittee meeting, councillors discussed a motion from the city’s energy and environment advisory committee asking city staff to investigate a policy that would require future residential developments to meet passive house standards and be net-zero ready in exchange for a potential 10 per cent, time-limited reduction in development charges and property taxes to offset any additional costs of construction.
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