City planning staff say they working to get as many planning files in front of council by August 2022 in the event fewer than 12 members of council seek re-election.
No Set Date for City of Hamilton Staff to Return to Offices
Council to discuss plans to reopen city offices with no tentative dates for reopening. Staff will get four weeks’ notice before any return to office.
STATS: Hamilton Wastewater Slide on 2020 Performance Stats
The Public Works department shared a slide deck with the Development Industry Liaison Group in July 2021 that includes the following statistics about the City of Hamilton’s Wastewater system in 2020
City of Hamilton to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
The new federal holiday responds to the call by The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Neighbours Withdraw Appeals Against 415 Main Street West Development
Developers and appealing neighbours reach a deal, allowing zoning to come into effect allowing eight stories on the site.
Hamilton’s project manager for Indigenous Strategy Leaves for New Job
Members of Hamilton’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee says she will be missed and a hard act to follow.
Council to Vote on Ending Financial Grants to “Renoviction” Properties
The vote comes after ACORN and other tenant advocacy organizations called out City Hall for grants to properties where tenants were displaced and rents significantly raised.
LRT MoU says Hamilton Pays for Operations, Not Construction Overruns
The City will get fare revenues, but who operates the LRT is still undetermined. The City and Metrolinx will have to decide if its privatized or run by the HSR.
Hamilton’s Downtown Tall Building Escarpment Height Limit is No More
Jason Farr asked Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment to overrule the Downtown Secondary Plan height limit and to again approve tall buildings as “minor variances”.
COLEMAN: Man Taken to Hospital with Self-Inflicted Injuries on Hughson Street North
A male in crisis was taken to hospital after a struggle on Hughson North as over a dozen first responders needed to restrain him for treatment of wounds.