Under pressure from Hamilton City Hall, the Hamilton Library Board is no longer publicly discussing its efforts to recover from the City’s cybersecurity failure.
Posted inBriefs
BRIEF: Major Transit Station Areas Zoning Coming to Council before end of 2024
The City wants to see a minimum of 160 residents and jobs combined per hectare within 800 metres of the 17 planned LRT stops, and 150 per hectare with 800 metres of the existing three GO train stops.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Notepad: Mayor Andrea Horwath’s CHCH Morning Live Segment
The mayor says her directive to implement sanctioned encampment sites will ensure better support for the homeless and safer parks for everyone.
Posted inCity Hall
Homebuilders “Caution” City that Market Environment for Mid-Rise is Worst since the 1990s
“There are companies out there in distress and, the timing of implementing a new tax, in the worst sales environment in nearly three decades is clearly a challenge,” says West End Home Builders’ CEO Mike Collins-Williams
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Hamilton City Council Divided on HUPEG Agreement Concerns and Transparency
Required payments to the Art Gallery of Hamilton and delays renovating the Convention Centre are among the issues.
Posted inBriefs, Joey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Peeks Into the Status of Hamilton LRT Construction Planning
LRT design is not complete, only at 10 percent for the Eastgate terminus, meanwhile the City and Metrolinx are still negotiating who does what.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Canadian Tire Proposes two 25-Storey buildings at Main and Victoria in Hamilton
576 residential units are proposed, with no retail – meaning the Downtown Hamilton Canadian Tire location will close.
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Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for September 10, 2024
City staff are recommending approval for 12 applications, plus two conditional approvals, one tabling, and asking CoA to deny six applications.
Posted inCity Hall News
Hamilton Council Debates Open Space versus Trees in Hamilton’s Parks
An unexpected Council debate: should open fields in City parks should be converted to urban forests
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton CLOSED SESSION WATCH: 12-3 Vote on Ontario Works Office Lease Extension
For reasons they are not permitted to reveal, three members of City Council voted against a “Lease Extension and Amending Agreement” for the City’s main Ontario Works office at 250 Main Street East.