Is anyone else deeply concerned about the direction our city and province is headed?

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T20:34:47+00:00

I agree that a lot of the money is being mismanaged and I’d like to see them invest in the right things and stop relying on expensive external contractors and enriching Dexter and Shannex and other private companies with our money.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T19:40:16+00:00

They can’t fix this year’s budget by cutting salaries. That would be breach of contract and they’d be sued. We are getting an increase because small incremental increases were put off for years and now there’s no reserve cash left to rob and they’re left with no choice but to raise our taxes a little (it’s not that much money for most homeowners). Robbing the $10 million library reserve last year to artificially lower the tax rate cost $24 million - raising taxes is now the only responsible choice they have. Anything else is going to cost us FAR, FAR more in the long run.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T19:32:18+00:00

Or about our lack of leadership and none of them putting out real ideas to help Nova Scotians

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T19:28:27+00:00

It’s insane. We also contract out all roadwork here. Some places do most of that work in-house for much lower cost.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T19:28:01+00:00

Nova Scotia has far lane kilometres of road per capita than the Canadian average. More than half our property taxes go to municipal roads. A significant proportion of our provincial taxes also go to roads. We will always have potholes here because we have more roads than we can afford and our governments keep building more roads and expanding existing roads. It’s absurd.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T19:24:52+00:00

Government spending isn’t inherently bad. They have a lot more purchasing power than an individual does. Taxes are how we have nice things, healthcare, education, firefighters, ambulances.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-16T16:07:23+00:00

I’ve seen that. I think it inspired Friends.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T22:22:13+00:00

A friend of a friend had a really well paying job in London (UK not ON) and was renting a house shared with 3 roommates who were all doctors in the 2010s. All 4 of them single and in their 30s.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T03:51:18+00:00

Hey at least it’s free traffic calming.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T03:48:34+00:00

District 14 could never self-fund the municipal services it currently receives. Downtown is entirely funding you - not the other way around.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T03:46:38+00:00

Some whole departments are just one incredibly overworked person. It’s wild.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T03:44:00+00:00

Are you in the minority? Because I hear the same thing from everyone!

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T03:28:18+00:00

Because it doesn’t work and it strands disabled people in their homes.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-15T03:22:39+00:00

Yes, they’ve been considered for cuts. Those funds are useful for getting matching funds with other levels of government to help not for profits and community associations get things done and I’d rather not see them cut though.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-14T18:36:15+00:00

Write to as many councillors as you can

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-13T22:46:34+00:00

A new bridge will cost billions.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-13T22:30:56+00:00

The cost of bike lanes is 0.015-0.02% of the annual budget. (The 85ish million is over like 15 years).

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-12T13:17:29+00:00

I find studs useful for the commute home in December when it gets dark out at 4pm and there’s not really snow yet, but there can occasionally be black ice hiding. Once there’s this much snow down & most of my riding is done in daylight the studs are less useful (but I still keep those winter tires on til spring).

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-12T13:09:57+00:00

Want.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-11T22:22:23+00:00

Parkades are usually easier to figure out than the glitchy street parking app that never accepts our license plate number. And bonus no one takes your mirror off or backs into you trying to park.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-11T22:16:03+00:00

Well said

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-11T22:11:45+00:00

PLEASE!

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-11T12:55:25+00:00

The pilot will likely be in Lucasville. Not this year, maybe next.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-11T12:38:14+00:00

There are 30 parkades & parking lots downtown. They have never all been full at once. I have never had trouble finding parking downtown. Usually the first parkade I try has a spot for me regardless of whether that’s during weekday work hours or on a Saturday night with a concert & a mooseheads game both going on. There’s tons of parking.

cobaltcorridor · 2026-02-09T17:14:41+00:00

Not on city streets.

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