Regina - Housing Discussion

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Here we go!

[Stormer]

The RPC is recommending approval of this apartment building and another behind it at the very prominent SE corner of College and Broad. I understand these will be rentals.

[StealthGirl]

Originally Posted by Stormer

The RPC is recommending approval of this apartment building and another behind it at the very prominent SE corner of College and Broad. I understand these will be rentals.

Is that stucco or is it stone like the rest of the developments in that area?

[Newstart]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

Is that stucco or is it stone like the rest of the developments in that area?

All the Brown area is Brick with Stucco on the upper level.

[cityboy]

Originally Posted by Stormer

The RPC is recommending approval of this apartment building and another behind it at the very prominent SE corner of College and Broad. I understand these will be rentals.

This is really great for this corner and glad that it's rental. Agreed that much more of this is needed in the core area. Also agreed that the stucco on top is not good. Makes it look like a fruit cake with a thick layer of icing!

[HomeInMyShoes]

^Just make it all brick and lose the stucco on top. Not much of a fan of the jutted out top on the corner. It's just slightly awkward, but the location is great. Better than building centrally in Greens anyway.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

It will be a nice infill for that corner. I would love more of this for the downtown.

[Newstart]

This will be great to finish off that corner and essentially complete what is Canterbury and that whole corner node there!

[StealthGirl]

I think we lack political will from council/city or province to really address housing because it's hard and it's expensive. Of course we have sprawl in Regina because it's easier to build in an open field than to build infill. We keep approving greenfield building. As much as they say they care about infill, there really doesn't look like a lot of push to do it.

Regina Housing has decrepit buildings bc it is not a priority to spend the money on fixing it. There aren't a lot of votes to be bought by fixing low income housing. How can we have so much vacant housing through Regina Housing Authority or Sask Housing and not be using it to try to get homeless people off the street?

If you want to see what the govt (at any level) thinks is important, look at the budget and see where the money is going.

[Newstart]

Well…

Daniel Leblanc filed a lawsuit against the new City Manager on behalf of another Councillor (Andrew Stevens) and Florence Stratton as it relates to direction solves homelessness and a line item in the city budget.

Curious move.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Newstart

Well…

Daniel Leblanc filed a lawsuit against the new City Manager on behalf of another Councillor (Andrew Stevens) and Florence Stratton as it relates to direction solves homelessness and a line item in the city budget.

Curious move.

Wut??

[Newstart]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Wut??

Leblanc screenshot a the cover page of a lawsuit he filed against the new City Manager personally to compel her to increase the Mill Rate on property taxes to fund 122 Million towards ending homelessness.

He is the lawyer and Councillor Steven’s and Stratton are named as the Plantiffs with the City Manager as a personal defendant.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Newstart

Leblanc screenshot a the cover page of a lawsuit he filed against the new City Manager personally to compel her to increase the Mill Rate on property taxes to fund 122 Million towards ending homelessness.

He is the lawyer and Councillor Steven’s and Stratton are named as the Plantiffs with the City Manager as a personal defendant.

That is bonkers

[The mayor]

https://www.620ckrm.com/2022/11/23/p...ncrease-taxes/
Plan to end homelessness would cost $630 in increase taxes

By Tanner Wallace-Scribner
Nov 23, 2022 | 3:27 PM
The City of Regina’s administration has put a price on what it would take to end homelessness.

The city said in a report that the city would have to increase taxes by 21.73 per cent in 2023 and by 4.24 per cent tax rate in 2024.

The increase would result in $487.08 annually in 2023 and $142.80 in 2024 for the average homeowner.// I guess all the homeless can move to Regina now because the city will look after you

[StealthGirl]

I read a really good explanation about this earlier today but I can't recall. Basically the gist of it is that council voted this had to be included in the draft budget. Then it will be debated, probably talked down to a more reasonable amount of funding before they put it to a vote and we can see how each councilor votes. Putting in the draft budget or not is not the city manager's decision. Council directed them to do it.

I suspect that some councilors are hot under the collar because they will have to vote publicly on the homelessness motion and put their opinions in the discussion and they don't like it. Odds are there will be some push to try to get this in-camera instead of in-public but they don't have grounds to move it in private.

Yes, using the courts is a big stick, but it's an important issue for our city, especially when a lot of people are starting to question what council's priorities are. And wow, Masters calling it sexism is crap. I don't think I've ever seen her look so wired in a presser. I'd love to know what's being said behind closed doors these days.

[jigglysquishy]

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[Festivus]

At the end of the day, a non-elected official decided to disobey the legally binding orders of elected officials. And we're not talking about some unconstitutional orders where there is a moral duty to refuse, we're talking about including some budget info in a draft budget (which we all know won't pass as it stands). I don't see how this isn't grounds for dismissal of the city manager...except maybe Regina can't find anyone else to do the job, what with our history of hiring and firing.

[StealthGirl]

Stefani Langenegger talked to Masters this morning, but I missed it so I'm waiting for it to be posted. I'm not impressed with Masters lately and it's nothing to do with her being a woman. It's entirely to do with her laser focus on her pet projects and ignoring other issues that aren't of personal interest.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

Stefani Langenegger talked to Masters this morning, but I missed it so I'm waiting for it to be posted. I'm not impressed with Masters lately and it's nothing to do with her being a woman. It's entirely to do with her laser focus on her pet projects and ignoring other issues that aren't of personal interest.

Pretty much status quo for our mayors of the last while. How far back do we need to go for a reasonable mayor?

[The mayor]

https://www.cjme.com/2022/11/24/mast...-city-manager/
Masters says she’s still stunned this is being taken to court and can’t be dealt with in the council chambers.

“I’m incredibly disappointed in what has transpired. We have mechanisms procedurally that if we have two councillors that want to address an issue with our city manager, they can get four other councillors to call a meeting,” she explained. “They chose not to do that and it is quite curious to me as to why that would be the case.”

Masters calls it atrocious that Anderson is being taken to court, especially since she only started in her role on Nov. 1.

“There is almost no words I have for this,” she said.

Masters explained the numbers council wanted
I’m with the mayor on this one it sounds like the Activist should be taking to court what are they trying to do bankrupt the city , how stupid can she be the more you give the more they want look at is happening to Vancouver because of situations like this the city is being destroyed