In year-end live interview on CHCH, Mayor Fred Eisenberger says the B-Line LRT is awaiting the “thumbs up” from Premier Doug Ford.
Update to Tech, The 155 Podcast, and Administration of The Public Record
Updates on The 155 Podcast, the relaunched Joey Coleman Instagram, upcoming newsletter editions, and more.
Library Board Votes To Maintain Current Services in 2019 Budget Submission to City Council
Despite Interim City Manager Mike Zegarac instructing all City departments, boards, and agencies to bring in budgets under the rate of inflation, the Library Board votes to maintain present service levels instead of implementing cuts.
Coleman's Notes: The Status of James Baptist and Why Keeping The Facade is Important to the New Owners
Buying the 98 James Street South property out of bankruptcy was costly on a per-hectare basis; the only reason the heightened cost is a good business case is the new owners inherited the planning approvals and development planning work which the previous owner completed.
The Connolly (James Baptist) Resurrects, Presents to City Heritage Sub-Committee
Hue Developments and LCH Developments will file amendments to City Hall shortly, project can proceed with permissions granted by City Council in 2015.
Coleman’s Notes: Mayor Eisenberger’s 2030 Commonwealth Game Hopes Could Be Decided by Calgary’s Olympic Plebiscite Today
Mayor Fred Eisenberger wants Hamilton to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, but if Calgary hosts an Olympics in 2026, it’s unlikely the feds will spend hundreds of millions on games within five years of each other.
Coleman's Note: Beverley Hotel Hamilton Proposal at Design Review Panel
Overall, the project is moving forward, with Bermingham, Curran, and the City’s Chief Planner Steve Robichaud left to work out what to do about the canopy, bridge, and if they’ll be a sculpture.
Coleman's Notes: The Voters Who Know Vanderbeek Best Voted Against Her The Most
The voters that knew Vanderbeek best overwhelmingly rejected her as their representative, giving her only a 49 vote margin in all Dundas polls.
Hamilton City Centre Officially For Sale
It’s official, after over a year of private bids and Brad Lamb’s legal maneuvers after his attempt to purchase went sour, the Hamilton City Centre is officially for sale on the open market.
Will it get more than the $55-million Lamb offered?
LPAT Gives Durand Residents Seeking to Be Parties to Television City Hearing 30 Days to File Issues List
Brad Lamb’s hope of building the tallest building in Hamilton at 163 Jackson Street West will be decided by LPAT in mid-2019, that’s if Lamb and the City don’t reach a deal to allow Lamb to build on Jackson West, or the tallest building elsewhere in Downtown Hamilton.