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Current Details on the State of the City’s Pension

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  Last week Common Council received a presentation from the NB Pension Task Force and it is important that everyone have access to this information since this issue effects all of us. You can find a scan of the presentation here. Please feel free to share it. As always, your Council encourages your input as [...]

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A Focus on the Big Challenges: Team Building & Restoring Trust

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The City’s current Council members took their seats around the horseshoe on May 28th at a celebratory swearing-in ceremony where we were greeted with optimism and applause. I know that my Council colleagues and I each felt that, in that moment, we could take on any challenge and overcome any obstacle. Though the celebration and [...]

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Saint John Must Lead and Be a True Renaissance City

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We are all aware of the tough times and tough decisions facing our city. This council has inherited the worst financial crisis in Saint John’s history and a pension plan that is crippling our way forward. I believe I can speak for my fellow council members when I say that we put our names on [...]

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