Time for Knecht to Peas Out

The chief of police is out, so we'll have an interim chief during the budget discussions. Mack and Troy question the lack of questions asked about our police budget, and Troy shares a very harsh indictment of the Office of Traffic Safety and council's oversight of it.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

#yegkidcount

• #yegkidcount on Twitter

2019-2022 Operating Budget

• Proposed 2019-2022 Operating Budget

2026 Calgary Olympic Bid

• The Sprawl: The Plebiscite Edition

LRT Funding

• Alberta funds Edmonton Valley Line West
• Alberta commits $1.04 billion to Edmonton's west Valley Line LRT expansion

Affordable Housing

• Edmonton budget talks will include $67M request for subsidized housing
• Elise Stolte: These tiny suites could be Edmonton's answer to affordable housing

Vision Zero & Crosswalks

• Councillors seek to step up funding for crosswalk improvements

Chief Knecht Retires

• Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht retires: 42 years of service, seven at the helm
• Outgoing police chief reflects on time with Edmonton Police Service
• December 2014: Why isn’t City Council pushing back on the Edmonton Police Service?

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