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Replay: Hamilton City Council for May 13, 2015

by Joey ColemanMay 13, 2015

City Council meets to approve their work of the past two weeks with a light agenda. Items of discussion include a letter from the Prime Minister of Canada regarding Canada Post community mailboxes, and a letter announcing substantial completion of the new stadium.
Full Replay Available.

News

RRCA Gives Council Power to Order Move of West Harbour CN Yard

by Joey ColemanMay 11, 2015

As cities across Canada engage in urban redevelopment and moving disruptive railways, a dormant piece of powerful legislation is returning to the spotlight – legislation which gives Hamilton City Council the power to finally move the Stuart Street marshalling yard along Hamilton’s West Harbour waterfront.

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Free Parking for Veterans, The Debate Returns to City Hall

by Joey ColemanMay 10, 2015

Hamilton should discuss how the municipality can best honour and assist veterans to determine if free parking is the means of achieving this goal.

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Replay: General Issues Committee for May 6, 2015

by Joey ColemanMay 6, 2015

Council meets as GIC today to receive City Manager Chris Murray’s annual performance review. They will also receive the minutes of the PanAm Stadium Committee. Following this, they will go into closed session to discuss the arbitrator’s ruling requiring the City to rehire fired Public Works roads crew employees.

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Replay: Planning Committee for May 5, 2015

by Joey ColemanMay 5, 2015

Parking tickets, a new subdivision in Waterdown, farmers’ market amendments to allow farmers to sell produce grown by other farmers, and Hamilton General Hospital seeks a parking lot expansion.
Live Video starts shortly after 9:30am.

Elections

Election Compliance Audit Committee to Consider Appeal of Conley Financial Disclosure

by Joey ColemanMay 4, 2015

Hamilton’s Election Compliance Audit Committee (ECAC) meets Monday to consider if Ward 9 Councillor Doug Conley’s election return violated the Municipal Elections Act by not including information about how he funded his campaign. Conley failed to list sources of income for this campaign with both the donor and self contribution information blank. (see images of […]

Videos

Recap: Public Works Committee for May 4, 2015

by Joey ColemanMay 4, 2015

The Public Works Committee will try to make quorum to complete their April business at their first meeting of May.
Live Video starts shortly after 9:30am. (The Public Record is not allowed to set up prior to meetings by order of the City Clerk.)

Planning and Development

James Baptist Condo – The Connolly – Gains Conditional Site Plan Approval

by Joey ColemanMay 1, 2015

Stanton Renaissance – developers of the Council approved condominium at 98 James Street South – have gained conditional site plan approval. The final step in the City’s formal planning process, conditional site plan approval means the developer can apply for building permits and start construction. Conditional site plan approvals are very common, granting the developer […]

Editors Note

Response to Mayor's Claim of Misleading Reporting

by Joey ColemanApril 29, 2015

Mayor Fred Eisenberger was concerned that I tweet about his absence at the Physician Recruitment Sub-Committee was misleading – inferring that I’m like “Fox News”.
I respond to his concerns in depth here. I fully stand by the reporting as accurate and proper.

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