Thorne was Hamilton’s General Manager of Planning and Economic Development for a decade
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Eight Months Later: Hamilton Still Looking for a new City Clerk
Applications closed in October, but nobody has been hired.
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Joey’s Notepad: MacChangers Program Presentations
Dozens of McMaster students filled the auditorium at McMaster’s downtown campus to present their work on Monday for the MacChangers Program end-of-year presentations. Many of this year’s projects focused on addressing food security issues among the student population, improvements to buildings to address heat issues and bird strikes, and pedestrain safety. The MacChangers program is […]
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Ward 8 Councillor John Paul Danko’s Deleted “Toddlers” Tweet
Danko has apologized for the tweet, the controversy isn’t going away.
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City of Hamilton Fails to Meet Council Pay and Benefit Disclosure Requirements
Hamilton’s Treasurer says they are consulting with councillors regarding disclosure of expenses.
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Hamilton City Council Says No to Haudenosaunee Development Institute Payment Request
City agreed to pay HDI $50,000 for Chedoke Creek monitoring, HDI sought $145,357. Council also says they will not sign post-clean up agreements with HDI.
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Hamilton to Resume Pre-Authorized Property Tax Collection on April 15
City has been unable to collect pre-authorized bank payments since its late-Feb cybersecurity failure
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Joey’s Notepad: There’s No Strong Mayor Veto When Developers Bypass Council to the OLT
The Mayor can only veto bylaws. OLT non-decision appeals and Committee of Adjustment minor variances do not create bylaws to be vetoed.
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BRIEF: $60.5M, Updated Highway 5 and Highway 6 Interchange Project Cost
Previous estimate was $49.1-million
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Joey’s Notepad: Design Review Panel Working to Schedule April Meeting
A March meeting was expected before the City’s cybersecurity failure cancelled all City of Hamilton public meetings during March.