City Council has to walk back several decisions made by city administration like removing the memorial bench plaques and the Heritage Festival barn evictions. Mack and Troy also take a look forward at the big issues that will be coming up this year.

Here are the relevant links if you'd like to go deeper:

Heritage Festival access

Heritage Festival boss saw easier access for crowd upward of 300,000


Memorial bench plaques

Memorial bench sticker shock: Families asked to pay upkeep decades after original purchase


Heritage Festival barn

Iveson 'pissed off' about city's move to evict Heritage Festival from storage barnPaula Simons: Closing the barn door: Heritage Festival told to leave its Hawrelak Park HQ


Other Frustrating Admin Decisions

Cheque, please: City ends lease deal on Dogwood CaféPolicy C566: Speed Reduction Policy


Budget 2019-2022

Edmonton’s 4-year budget described as ‘tight’ as council begins deliberationsEdmonton business group urges city hall to put the brakes on rising property taxes


City Planning

Vision 2050Municipal Development PlanTransportation Master Plan


Separated organics

Edmonton's 'Cadillac system' of garbage collection likely coming to an end, mayor says


Residential speed limits

City of Edmonton inches closer to lower limits on local roads


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