Marg Delahunty meets Kady O'Malley – with less talent and more f-bombs

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Barrie's own SUPERHERO!!!

She ain't biased, she just writes what she sees

Oh my darlings, it appears that those children down at Barrie City Hall have been causing quite a mess, with nobody keeping an eye on them.

But never fear!  The Biased Scribe is here!

Armed only with her fountain pen, her favourite gin, and rapier-like wit (or at least a dull pencil), the B.S. cuts through the BS, and exposes the naked emperors who think they're wearing crowns.

You can follow The Biased Scribe live-tweeting the shenanigans at City Council meetings, watch her rants when the fury needs unleashing, or if you're lucky, you can catch her "in the wild" throughout Barrie, handing out Golden Pencils of appreciation to all who work hard to keep democracy healthy.

Quick Highlights

City Hall Calendar:

Get ready for the live-snark!

General Committee

General Committee

Barrie City Hall or YouTube, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON

Oh my, duckies, they're packing A LOT into the final weeks before summer break! Allandale MTSA Community Planning Permit System, recommendations from Infrastructure & Community Investment and Finance & Responsible (HA!™) Governance Committees, corporate naming rights and sponsorship, jumping on the AI bandwagon (may it go the same way as NFTs), Springwater cross-border servicing agreement, 2025 Budget Report, updating the Emergency Management Program and Plan, giving the CAO authority to do everything after nomination day (to supposedly prevent incumbents from swaying the vote with last-minute favours), stormwater management, a new building bylaw...

Gracious, I'm getting breathless – read it all for yourselves on the City's eScribe (!) at https://pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=daf1b4f2-cd5e-43e4-bb30-f335349953d0&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=3133&Tab=attachments

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Affordability Committee

Affordability Committee

Barrie City Hall or YouTube, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, ON

Four, count 'em, FOUR Public Meetings. First is for Official Plan and Zoning amendments for a 30-storey mixed-use building at 73-79 Toronto Street, with special provisions (natch) and zero affordable housing proposed. Second is another Official Plan and Zoning amendment for stacked townhouses at 340 Mapleview Drive East, special provisions and zero affordable units. Third is yet another Official Plan and Zoning amendment for a high-density residential development – molto special provisions, nulo affordable units.

And finally, a zoning amendment to... [checks notes] ... prohibit illegal uses. Um... shouldn't the fact that they're illegal already prohibit them...?

Just in case you thought we were done, there are also recommendations from Heritage Barrie.

Read all about it on the City's eScribe (!) at https://pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=7415ab64-54be-4e72-98df-b709d1e89ea9&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

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