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Province says HSR can run LRT, but strongly warns Council against HSR taking over the project.
Special Council meeting on Friday to debate.
The Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction held a town hall at Hamilton City Hall on Thursday, November 23, 2017 to discuss and plan steps towards getting the recently released Income Security Reform Working Group report implemented.
Full video of the Hamilton City Council meeting for Wednesday November 22, 2017.
The HSR, struggling with a operator shortage caused by Council cuts is extending shifts for its drivers starting December 31 to increase its “spareboard” and cut cancellations.
Council’s Governance Committee heard from two residents suggesting improvements to Council’s Procedural Bylaw to improve meetings, and decided to recommend that Councillors pay for their own civic rings.
The Greater Bay Area Committee failed to make quorum, while the Councillors and Mayor listened to presentation and discussed issues of mutual concern between Burlington and Hamilton, no decisions could be made.
No member of the panel agreed with the proposed height, with some suggesting that even 30 stories may not be appropriate for the site.
The proponent has a full development and rezoning application submitted to the City. A date for the proposal to be debated by City Council’s Planning Committee has not been set.
Environment Hamilton hosted a meeting at Hamilton City Hall to discuss the ongoing Hamilton Street Railway Transit Crisis.
Both companies operate industrial facilities at the harbour to the east of the lands and are concerned with the potential restrictions on their operations which may arise from mixed use development.
Puzzo writes that he is opposed to the bike lanes as it removes on-street parking, he will no longer be able to have contractors parked on the street in front of his house, his visitors will have more difficulty, and the bike lanes are for “a few people that do not even live in the area”.
