Happy New Year Kingston! As we look forward to the coming year, there is no doubt in my mind that 2016 is going to be an exciting year for our community. Here are a few things to watch for: 1. Downtown Development This year it is expected City Council will be asked to make a…
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From our family to yours, happy holidays and all the very best in 2016! I look forward to seeing you at the New Years Levee!
Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair, where I break down the decisions of Council in 3 minutes or less. Highlights from the December 15 Council meeting include; budget approval for the airport expansion, discussion and deferral of the award of contract for the preliminary design work of the Third Crossing until the next meeting…
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In order to make transit a more attractive option for getting around the city, we’ve made some big investments over the last few years! Our transit system has experienced significant ridership growth thanks to these investments, including several new express bus routes and improvements to other local bus routes. However, making transit a more attractive…
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Today I am very excited to announce a community visioning exercise for Kingston Penitentiary, led by Canada Lands Company in partnership with the City of Kingston, to take place in 2016. This visioning exercise is a critical step towards crafting a new future for the KP property and surrounding properties, including the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour.…
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This week City Council approved a plan to complete the K&P Trail including a new urban section to connect the existing trail at the north end of the city, near Hwy 401, with the downtown core, at the base of Doug Fluhrer Park. As we continue to create a more livable city, this new section…
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During this week’s City Council budget deliberations, the hot topic of discussion and debate was the planned expansion of Kingston’s Norman Rogers Airport. Earlier this year City Council identified both the extension of the existing runway and the expansion of the airport terminal as key infrastructure priorities for the 2015-2018 term of Council. However during…
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Next week City Council will be presented with the City of Kingston’s draft 2016 operating and capital budgets. I’ve already had a chance to look it over and at this point I like what I see. First, there are a number of important investments that we will be making over the next year including: $16…
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Check out the latest version of From the Mayor’s Chair, where I break down the decisions of Council in 3 minutes or less. Highlights from the November 17 Council meeting include; the reconsideration of the Memorial Centre site as a possible location for a new high school, a discussion of the Transportation Master Plan and active…
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As many commuters probably noticed this week, the section of John Counter Boulevard between Princess Street and Portsmouth Avenue was closed for construction. The construction this week, and more to come over the next few years, will be well worth the occasional traffic detour as we move towards the completion of a widened road with an overpass over the rail…
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