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Hamilton’s Municipal Heritage Committee meets on May 19 at 12 noon.
Councillors will discuss workplace mental health, receive three delegations, and debate extending development charge credits for 46-52 James Street North. Live video starts at 9:30am
Full video of the Hamilton Public Library Board from May 18, 2016.
Hamilton City Council meets Wednesday and the main event is another vote about the Light Rail Transit B-Line proposal. Council will also look at a new sole-source address information system, approved downtown incentive grants for Vrancor’s new residential building at 220 Cannon East, and how to expand City celebrations of Pride Month.
Live video starts at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Councillors on the Planning Committee voted in favour of the Urban Design Study for Piers 7 & 8 which calls for 110,000 square feet of new residential representing 1,071 to 1,531 new units of housing. The plan also calls for ground level commercial and entertainment businesses across the lands. The proposal, outlined in an earlier […]
Council’s Planning Committee approved the urban design study for Piers 7 & 8, waiving planning application fees for affordable housing developments, and a flat fee for inspection of grandfathered overhanging store signs.
A quick Board of Health meeting this month as Councillor approved the expansion of Epipens to the medical kits of Hamilton’s Fire Department, and received information reports.
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The Committee of Adjustment will consider 24 applications during this meeting. A couple jump out for your editor for various reasons.
The City of Hamilton is applying for variances to construct the new Police Forensics Building at 100 Wilson Street in Downtown Hamilton, Greenwin is applying for variances to increase the number of units in its apartment buildings at 181 John Street North and 192 Hughson Street North, and across from McMaster, the owner of two houses at 43 and 55 Forsyth Avenue South is looking to increase the number of bedrooms in houses which are rented to McMaster University students.
The Committee meeting starts at 1:00pm on Thursday.
The Public Works Committee failed to meet quorum for their May 16 meeting with only Councillors Collins, Merulla, Vanderbeek, and Whitehead in attendance. Missing were Councillors Conley (who sent a note he was sick), Ferguson, Jackson, and Pasuta.
