By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2015
In the weeks leading up to the summer break in mid-July, city council will
consider the so-called strategic initiatives to help carry out the priorities
for this term of council. Late Tuesday, the draft list of exactly what those
$37.5 million-worth of initiatives are — and what each of them will cost — was
released for the first time. What are strategic initiatives? In theory,
strategic initiatives are projects that help realize council’s seven
“priorities” for the term. In reality, however, the priorities are so
wide-ranging and vague, that it’s hard to think of any project that wouldn’t fit
under one of the headings. (The priorities include economic prosperity,
transportation and mobility, sustainable environmental services, healthy and
caring communities, service excellence, governance, planning and
decision-making, and financial sustainability.) What most people want to know is
what the projects are. via
Draft of priorities for this term of council released | Ottawa Citizen.