Phaff Causes Cocks Agony! They spent four fucking hours talking about extensions.
Here's the thing that should make you angry: the people who showed up with lawn signs and strong opinions, the ones who convinced council that "the community" opposed the original plan, most of them couldn't tell you the current width of Third Street if their lives depended on it. I asked. They didn't know.
Medicine Hat's Budget Assumptions: The Bill Comes Due Later
The City of Medicine Hat is preparing to pass a two-year budget that includes a long list of projects and maintenance items that administration has chosen not to recommend for funding right now. These deferred items carry a price tag that will come due at some point in the future.
The Complaint That Created Chaos and Caused City Credibility to Crumble
One email. That is all it took to send the City of Medicine Hat into a tailspin… The subject line: "Request to remove link to Kelly Allard candidate website." The body referenced defamation and liability. Within 24 hours, the City removed Allard's link. Then they removed every candidate's link.
City Committee Says No City Exempts Chalk - Edmonton Does
Medicine Hat's Governance Committee met on September 15 and decided not to change the graffiti bylaw. Staff said no other city distinguishes between permanent and temporary media. The Owl discovered otherwise.
The Complaint The City Couldn't Conceal
When the City of Medicine Hat removed my campaign links (and then all of the candidate links) from their website, they said it was based on a complaint. For over a year, they refused to tell me what that complaint said. The OIPC has ordered that the City give it to me within 50 days…Read the order below.
