Council poinsettias the budget at a 2.6% increase

Council passed the budget on the last day they had to do so - we'll give you the highlights and hot city council gossip. You'll also get an overview of Iveson's end of year wrapup.

Plus a special announcement!

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Ice District Liquor

• Minimum distance booze rule dropped in downtown Edmonton at request of Katz Group

Snoop Dogg

• Music Roundup: December 13, 2018
• Snoop Dogg & Friends: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Warren G, Kurupt, Luniz

Strathcona County Sovereignty

• UCP candidate Jordan Walker's tweet

Playground Zones

• Playground zone rollbacks to begin over winter school break

Budget

• Edmonton city council approves 2.6-per-cent property tax hike
• 'A city for the next generation': City council signs off on tax hike, billions in spending
• Council Roundup: December 16, 2018

Mayor Iveson 2018 Recap

• Mack's tweet thread

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