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Some members of Halifax Regional Council are taking problem with the province weighing in on municipal points.
Final week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston sided with the town’s mayor on his movement calling for all bike lane development to be halted.
Now, some are questioning how far provincial overreach will go between Houston’s authorities and Mayor Andy Fillmore.
Coun. Shawn Cleary stated it appears like “the premier needs to run Halifax,” whereas others name it “undemocratic.”
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“It’s actually an undemocratic growth as a result of a lot of HRM’s plans had been developed with the general public, at public hearings or doing public consultations. So, when the province steps in and overrules, they’re actually overruling residents of HRM,” stated Coun. Kathryn Morse.
Dalhousie College political scientist professor, Lori Turnbull, says don’t anticipate the province to decelerate when wanting its say on the occurring in Halifax.
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She says watching Houston weigh in on the mayor’s bike lane movement wasn’t stunning.
“He sees somebody he can do enterprise with with Fillmore and a way of like-mindedness round a few of these growth points and an understanding that, you recognize, we is perhaps good companions,” she stated.
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In a press release on Monday, Fillmore didn’t specific concern with the province being concerned in municipal points.
“Since taking workplace in 2021, the premier has intervened on some municipal issues so as to advance our collective goals of constructing a stronger municipality,” he wrote.
When requested to touch upon issues raised by councillors on doable overstepping, Houston reiterated in a press release his help for Fillmore’s movement on bike lanes.
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