City Hall

Council made a few changes to the Parking Authority’s Financial Plan with some exceptions to fees at Marina Park and Market Square as well as holding onto the Crooks parking lot.

The proposed budget includes an increase in total gross spending and a potential municipal tax levy of $231.7 million.

The mayor and three councillors will be pushing for a more permanent solution to re-establish a forensic pathology lab in Thunder Bay at the annual ROMA conference in Toronto.

The address was originally scheduled for Jan. 8, but has been postponed until either February 12 or March 5.

The survey will be available online and as a hard copy until Sunday, February 4th.

The council composition committee gathered on Tuesday and agreed to launch the Public Engagement Survey on January 15th, which will be made available through the Get Involved Thunder Bay page for three weeks.

Episodes will be released on Wednesdays following a scheduled City Council meeting.

Red River Ward Councillor Michael Zussino brought the idea forward four years after the previous council voted against joining the dozen communities participating in Ontario’s red-light-camera program, despite the recommendation from city staff to join.

Council awards the contract to DRD Construction as a price tag of $967,280 with a construction contingency in the amount up to $96,000.

He will look to contribute to the community in other ways.