Category: Public Input

Outside water use telephone survey being administered this week

This week, Oraclepoll Research is administering a telephone survey to approximately 400 randomly selected households in Guelph. The survey is part of the City’s Outside Water Use By-law review. The purpose of this survey is to gather community feedback as the City develops recommended changes to the by-law. The telephone survey, conducted in English, will […]

Complete Application and Public Meeting notice, proposed official Plan and zoning by law Amendments For 5 Arthur St. S.

This is it folks, read it, familiarize yourself with what is proposed for the future. Collect your thoughts, make notes send them in to City Hall. Since Mach 10 2010, we have been waiting and wondering what will happen at 5 Arthur St. S. Finally we have a proposal. Please find The Application for 5 […]

City now offers more time to review upcoming civic matters

The City is undertaking operational and procedural changes to increase the amount of time residents, City employees and Council members have to review and act on civic matters to be considered at standing committee and Council meetings. “More time to read, reflect on, ask questions, share information and voice support or concerns, enhances the public […]

Musagetes Invites Proposals for St. George's Square

Musagetes is an international organization that strives to make the arts a more central and meaningful reality in peoples’ lives, in our communities and societies. Guelph is our home—this is where we live and work. Musagetes established its offices here in 2009 because the city has rich and nuanced cultural and socio-political conditions that make […]

Monday's vote on delegation registration.

The following provides clarification to incorrectly published information. Hi Ian, our records show you voting in favour of Councillor Bell’s amendment as well as on Councillor Piper’s main motion. I’ve included an extract below FYI. These draft minutes should be posted to our website by the end of the week. CON-2013.10 Addendum Agenda Production Cycle […]

Changes to Delegation Sign-up Process

Guelph Civic League correspondence followed by staff response. Back in November, the City announced that Council and committee meeting agendas and material would be available a full week earlier than had been the normal practice. This was an important step forward – it gives you as councillors more time to read the agenda material, and […]

a reminder

A resident comments on the Nuisance Bylaw. As reminder of the importance of always remaining vigilant about human and civil rights, and of the necessity to question directions that countries may follow, and to question assertions that media and governments often make to justify their decisions, please take a moment to the read the short […]

an input

This email was sent to Planning Staff I am an architectural designer living in Guelph and I have been working with the City of Guelph staff for over 10 years now. There are always lots of people I deal with criticizing but not enough complimenting the work the city hall staff is providing. This is […]