Kay Gardner Belt Line Cleanup, October 2011
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Citynews: Request for DVP, Gardiner road tolls report rejected
Josh Matlow2011-09-28T15:15:59+00:00Some city councillors wanted to study the idea of putting tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway but it hit a roadblock on Tuesday.Councillors voted Tuesday afternoon against a motion for a feasibility study on implementing road tolls on the DVP and the Gardiner. Council voted 19-26 against that motion. […]
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09, 2011
National Post: What was cut from the Toronto budget?
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:41+00:00So, $27.6-million down. About $472-million to $746-million to go (depending on what shortfall figures you believe). City council signed off on several budgetary cuts on the long and winding road to balancing its books by January. The list was first scaled back by the Mayor’s executive, and then whittled down further on Tuesday. The National [...]
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09, 2011
Cnews: T.O. Councillors grill Ford over cuts
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:41+00:00TORONTO – Toronto councillors grilled Mayor Rob Ford Monday morning as they kicked off a special city council to deal with service cuts. The grilling came ahead of what’s expected to be a tough debate over cuts approved last week by the executive committee. […]
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The Grid: Power to the “mighty middle”
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:41+00:00Councillor Josh Matlow gives Rob Ford a playful jab at City Hall last May. But in light of Ford’s controversial budget-cut proposals, Matlow and his fellow centrist councillors are starting to put up a real fight. In his first year as mayor, Rob Ford has attempted to dictate policy without debate or discussion. But [...]
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09, 2011
September 2011 Update from Councillor Josh Matlow
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:41+00:00Dear Friends and Residents, This Monday, September 26th, city council will be considering the city manager’s recommendations arising from the Core Service Review. While I strongly agree with reviewing the services the City provides and how it provides them, I am concerned that this process was done hastily, without enough regard to context and [...]
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Newstalk 1010: Community Development and Rec Committee defies Core Service Review
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:42+00:00The City’s Community Development and Recreation Committee wrapped up its Wednesday meeting with a strong show of opposition toward the KPMG Core Service Review and the saving options recommended by the City Manager. […]
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Toronto Star: Doug Ford accused of ‘horse-trading’ for Port Lands vote
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:42+00:00Councillor Doug Ford, the brother and closest adviser of Mayor Rob Ford, said he would appear on colleague Josh Matlow’s radio show only if Matlow voted in favour of the Fords’ controversial Port Lands plan at council, Matlow told listeners Sunday. Doug Ford then called in to Matlow’s afternoon Newstalk 1010 show, The City, [...]
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09, 2011
Toronto SUN: Toronto needs road tolls before cuts, Matlow says
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:42+00:00Toronto should look at road tolls on the Gardiner and Don Valley Parkway before hitting the gas on $100 million in cuts, Councillor Josh Matlow says. City manager Joe Pennachetti sent a laundry list of cuts to Mayor Rob Ford and the rest of the executive committee on Monday. The cuts range from eliminating [...]
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09, 2011
Newstalk 1010: Former Mayor Pushes Public Consultation on Possible Waterfront Changes
Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:25:42+00:00A former Toronto mayor and the man who headed a royal commission in the 80s on the city’s waterfront is calling for a public consultation before any changes are made along the lake.On Newstalk 1010’s The City, David Crombie told Josh Matlow considering changes are fine, but the work that has gone into plans for [...]
