We've Grazed taxes... or have we?

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Speak to us!

• Voicelink.fm

Shared Streets

• News Release: Food truck changes and shared streets latest City measures to protect public safety

Everything Cancelled

• News Release: Chief medical officer of health COVID-19 update – April 23, 2020

TLC 4 LRT

• News Release: TLC for LRT: Major maintenance & revitalization projects set to begin

2020 Taxes

• News Release: City Council confirms updates to 2020 Operating Budget
• Mayor Don Iveson: Tax Relief for Residents and Businesses during COVID-19
• COVID-19: Edmonton giving businesses a two per cent property tax break, residences to make up the difference
• New No tax increase for businesses this year, Edmonton council votes Business property owners in Edmonton
• Edmonton city council shifts tax break from homeowners to business
• Survey Results Show That Businesses are Struggling to Hang On

Budget Adjustments

• News Release: COVID-19 Pandemic leads to further temporary layoffs
• COVID-19: City of Edmonton temporarily laying off additional 900 employees, property tax increase set to be lowest in two decades
• Keith Gerein: City's COVID-19 budget a mix of undesirable, uncertain and inescapable options

Alberta Relaunch

• News Release: Alberta’s safely staged COVID-19 relaunch\
• News Release: City responds to provincial relaunch plans
• News Release: City announces additional sport fields and court closures

Mike Nickel

• Edmonton councillor posts second attack graphic, this one targeting Mayor over property taxes

COVID-19 in Edmonton

• Taproot's microsite
• COVID-19 Timeline

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Back to School Again, a podcast about midlife learners hosted by Katrina Ingram. The first episode of this season is about the future of online learning. We also highlighted The Well Endowed Podcast from the Edmonton Community Foundation. Episode 69 looks at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people who experience homelessness in Edmonton.

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