Karine Polwart
Councillors Archive
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Greens back trams but seek better funding models
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsToday Green Councillors again voted for the tram line to go to St Andrew Square but the Green amendment which also proposed that alternatives to funding the tram be investigated, such as a tourist ‘bed-tax’, failed to win support from other parties. -
Green position on trams from August 2011 Council meeting
Posted on August 25, 2011 | No CommentsGreen councillors expressed disappointment that Labour and Tory councillors have combined to leave Edinburgh with a tram line that will run only from the Airport to Haymarket. -
Green position on trams spelled out
Posted on July 1, 2011 | 1 CommentAfter 5 hours of debate, on 30 June, a full meeting of City of Edinburgh Council agreed a way forward for the city’s beleaguered tram project. -
City Centre By-election Announced
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsIt has been confirmed that the City Centre Ward in Edinburgh will face a by-election in the next few months, with one of its three members, David Beckett, standing down at the end of June. -
Green councillor dismayed at bargain basement nursery sell-off
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsGreen councillor, Steve Burgess, has expressed his dismay at the sale of a nursery building at a knock down price. -
Green candidate’s tips for a Green Christmas
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 1 CommentGreen councillor, Alison Johnstone, shares tips for a Green Christmas with Edinburgh Evening News readers. -
Ice, Snow and School Closures
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe City Council's Lib Dem / SNP Administration shows a remarkable enthusiasm for school closures but parents are in the dark as to the decision-making process -
£eith Decides
Posted on November 30, 2010 | 1 CommentLeithers braved the beginnings of the snow and ice and turned out to participate in £eith Decides, an innovative approach to funding community projects.
