The Mayor’s State of the City is usually an affair as boring as it is uninsightful. The format changed this year with the Mayor’s speech replaced by a Question and Answer session moderated by recent CHCH journalist Elise Copps. (Copps now works for Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation)
The Mayor discussed the City’s LRT and Traffic Management plans, development of Piers 7 & 8, open for business, and took questions from the audience.
Public Meeting on Pier 7/8 Urban Design Draws Over 200 Residents [Full Replay of Mtg]
Over 200 residents attended the public information session on the West Harbour Piers 7 and 8 Urban Design Study which proposes to add 110,000 sq ft of new residential and thousands of more square feet in commercial uses.
Hamilton City Council for April 27, 2016
Hamilton City Council’s regular Council meeting debate ratification of their committee work of the past two weeks.
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West Harbour Pier 7 & 8 Urban Design Calls for 110,000 sq ft of New Residential
City staff released the Pier 7 & 8 Urban Design Study yesterday evening. The 116 page report is the result of years of planning and a lengthy series of public meetings on the future of the valuable lands along the West Harbour waterfront owned by the City of Hamilton. The final proposal maintains the nine […]
Mayor Fred Eisenberger's Telephone Town Hall – April 25, 2016
Mayor Fred Eisenberger is holding a telephone town hall with 50,000 local landline users invited.
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Hamilton Council Emergency and Community Services Committee for April 25, 2016
An update to the 5-year Hamilton Affordable Strategy is the main item on the agenda with an update of new provincial and federal affordable housing initiatives.
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Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee for April 2016 – Vote on Wilson-Blanchard Gore Buildings Proposal
Hamilton’s Municipal Heritage Committee’s April 2016 meeting will include a delegation from Wilson-Blanchard pitching their plans for the demolition of the Gore Buildings at 18-28 King Street East and the rebuilding of the facade of two of the buildings at 18 – 22 King Street East.
The Heritage Committee will be asked to make a recommendation to City Council in regards to the proposal.
Live video starts at 9:30am on The Public Record
HSR to Implement Social Media and Web Updates This Summer
HSR to start social media communications this summer, will house new coordinator within operations to ensure timely updates to public.
Hamilton City Council GIC for April 20, 2016
City Council meets today to debate the North End Traffic Management Plan (30km/h), Licensing Uber and other “ride-sharing” operations, and the City spending $600,000 in capital and over $100,000 annually to stream its meetings.
Live video starts at 9:30am.