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Your City Hall is too quiet. What are they hiding?

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Your City Hall watch is always a full plate, eh?

Okay, so this is actually wild – a quiet day at City Hall? Impossible! Usually, I'm watching for the next round of debates on our lovely bike lanes. You know how Saskatoon loves to talk about infrastructure, especially anything that messes with driving. It's like we're a city that prides itself on being 'the Paris of the Prairies,' but then gets all confused about how actual cities work sometimes.

But no, this week, the usual suspects are playing quiet. It's almost...suspicious.

### What's Not Happening at City Hall?

Usually, I'd be telling you about some fresh drama. Remember last month when they were going back and forth on the new regulations for patio extensions downtown near River Landing? This week? Crickets.

Here's what didn't dominate the conversation:

* No new major debates on the proposed Bus Rapid Transit lines.

* No fiery discussions about property tax adjustments.

* Not even a peep about the perennial parking woes on Broadway Avenue.

It’s almost like they’re planning something big and don’t want us looking! Or maybe, just maybe, they’re all taking a well-deserved nap. Honestly, the silence is so loud, I can almost hear the crickets chirping from the Meewasin Valley.

Saskatoon — seven bridges, two rivers, and something happening you haven't heard about yet.

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