Taproot Edmonton presents a weekly discussion on key stories in municipal politics. We pay attention to Edmonton City Council so you don't have to!

Hosted by Troy Pavlek and Mack Male.

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Will Edmonton lower their taxes? (Eight point) Nein

The spring budget adjustment has been finalized, and the final tax increase council arrived at was quite a bit higher than expected.Here are the relevant links for thi...

These aren't new plans, di-strictly speaking

A new draft district policy has been released. Plus, Edmonton has added 100,000 people in the past two years, and some councillors are questioning if we can handle tha...

These budget gains are not working out

Administration has recommended an 8.7% tax increase for 2024 citing increasing cost pressures. And no, cutting bike lane funding won't fix that. Plus, we dig into tran...

Gravelled paradise, put up a parking lot

Katz gets the parking lots of his dreams. Plus, we discuss city manager recruitment and Mayor Sohi’s response to the province's gracious offer to help stabilize the Ci...

Bye Bye Mr. Manager Guy

We dive into city manager Andre Corbould's resignation and why it will matter.Here are the relevant links for this episode:Andre CorbouldAndre Corbould is out as Edmon...

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