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Residents of Prospect Village got “no warning, and no communication” about upcoming demolition of house
Public Works bought the house in 2020 after saying it was a hazard to motorists and snowplow drivers. But documents from a freedom of information request show the department paid $11,000 over asking for the property deemed "in fair to poor condition at best" and wasn't a serious risk to drivers after all.
A temporary fence went up Monday morning around an old house at the entrance to Prospect Village — a sign that the building’s demolition is imminent. The Halifax Examiner previously reported that the Department of Transportation and Active Transit (since renamed Public Works) had purchased the vacant house, intending to tear it down. A story […]
Judicial recount confirms Patty Cuttell won Halifax regional council’s District 11 seat
A judicial recount has confirmed Patty Cuttell won the race for Halifax regional council’s District 11. “I am very excited to announce that the recount is complete and the election results hold,” Cuttell tweeted Monday afternoon. “I remain Councillor Elect for District 11. And I can’t wait to get started. Swearing in is planned for […]
Runner-up to request recount in tight Halifax council race
The second place finisher in last weekend’s council race for District 11 plans to ask for a judicial recount, but he isn’t getting his hopes up. Bruce Holland received just 28 fewer votes than Patty Cuttell in the 12-way race for District 11 – Spryfield-Sambro Loop-Prospect Road. Cuttell received 1,662 votes, and Holland received 1,634. It […]
Halifax council candidate questionnaires: District 11 — Spryfield-Sambro Loop-Prospect Road
Halifax’s longest-serving councillor gave plenty of notice that he wouldn’t be running for a ninth term. Coun. Stephen Adams, first elected in 1991, made the announcement a full year before this fall’s election, and 12 candidates have stepped up to take his place in District 11. The Halifax Examiner posed the same five questions to […]