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Your Saint John City Hall is quieter than a foghorn in July.

Your City Hall has been awfully quiet, eh?

Good morning from the Fundy shore — the tide's turning, and so is New Brunswick. Let's get into it.

I'll tell you what, if you were hoping for some exciting news from Saint John City Hall this week, you've probably been a bit disappointed, right? It's been quieter than a Sunday morning down by the Carleton Martello Tower. We've been checking the open data portal every day, hoping for some fresh civic information – new permits, council minutes, anything that tells us what's happening behind those big doors on Charlotte Street.

* No new open data has been posted.

* The portal seems to be either down or just plain empty.

* This lack of information makes it tough to keep tabs on what's going on, and that's not ideal for a city like ours.

It's a bit like trying to navigate the harbour without a tide chart; you're just guessing, aren't you? This silence from City Hall isn't just a minor inconvenience; it really impacts how we understand decisions being made that affect every neighbourhood, from the North End to Millidgeville.

Good morning from the Fundy shore — the tide's turning, and so is New Brunswick. Let's get into it.

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