Author

Jess Puddister

Jess Puddister's Latest Articles

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 22 February 2021

Take a moment to lean in and listen to what’s happening around the council table. The little bit of normalcy, routine, and poking fun might cheer you up.

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 9 February 2021

A decision on Voting By Mail, a sketchy attempt to knight Doc O’Keefe onto the Transportation Commission, and movement on the Parish Lane Development.

Small change tumbling out of an overturned jar.
So Moved, NL: Municipalities in a Fiscally Foreboding Time

“We can’t pretend that the municipal sector, with its property tax, is going to be able to afford a billion dollars over the next 10 years."

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 25 January 2020

St. John's City Council met for approximately 17 minutes this week—so we drilled down into some of the regulatory issues around heritage designation. Whee!

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 18 January 2021

This week’s meeting was startlingly fast and painless, so we’ll switch gears to unpacking the new Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2020 results.

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 11 January 2021

Council is back for the new year, and they're starting by taking out the trash. Also, bringing in the bakeries.

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: the Big Bad Budget & the End of 2020

It was clear that Council did not take budget decisions lightly. What was less clear were the rationales behind some of those tough decisions.

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 30 November 2020

Come for the roundup of Monday's city council meeting; stay for the delightful interview with Gord Follett Jr., the "fastest man who never ran."

St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 23 November 2020
St. John's City Hall on a clear day
So Moved, St. John’s: 16 November 2020