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Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • 3 days ago • 2 minute read • Ottawa city councillor Jeff Leiper says he doesn t understand why city staff were recommending against a city-owned bike-share program after the committee last year simply asked for them to investigate the idea as part of a larger strategy on bike parking. Errol McGihon/Postmedia Photo by Errol McGihon /Postmedia
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Councillors want city staff to get a better handle on the potential for municipal taxpayers to pay for a bike-share program.
Bureaucrats told the transportation committee on Wednesday they don’t oppose the notion of a bike-share program in Ottawa, but some councillors wondered why staff are already running the idea into a ditch.
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An attempt at mediation failed to resolve differences between Coun. Rick Chiarelli and the city, as the councillor continues to press a court case that has revealed his “cognitive decline” and aired more political dirty laundry.
A hearing was initially set in January for a judicial review of a penalty imposed by council after a report by integrity commissioner Robert Marleau regarding allegations that Chiarelli made inappropriate and lewd remarks to women who worked for him and who applied for jobs in his office. The court asked the two sides to first attempt resolving the issues behind closed doors with the help of a judge. That effort recently concluded without a settlement, and a hearing will be rescheduled.