City Council is suffering losses and setbacks at the Ontario Municipal Board as video of their statements is entered into evidence.
Posted inCity Hall, Videos
Councillors Listen Silently as Citizens Say Fund The HSR [Video: 2018 City of Hamilton Public Budget Delegations]
During the 90 minutes of public delegations, Councillors had no questions for delegates, sitting silently and listening as delegate after delegate took Council to task for creating the HSR Transit Crisis.
Posted inNews
Office of the Fire Marshal Proposing Public Reporting of Fire Response Times Province-Wide
Fire departments across Ontario will be required to release their response times starting in 2020.
Posted inHamilton City Council, Planning and Development
OMB Will Review Council’s Potential Conflict on Pier 8 as Both Approving Authority and Land Seller
“The Board does have a public interest function”, Swinkin asserted to the objection of the City’s lawyer. “You may say they [the public] are not here and not appellants, but the Board will serve its public interest function and look out for those interests”.
Posted inPlanning and Development
City Continues Settlement Negotiations with OMB Appellants on new Commercial Mixed Use Zoning
The City of Hamilton is negotiating with over 20 parties who appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board against the City’s new Commercial Mixed Use Zoning.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Council Borrows from Reserve Funds for $19.4-Million Election Year One-Time Road Repairs
In order to maintain the City’s credit rating, the $19.4-million will be administered as a loan from the reserves and repaid over 15 years at a 3.1% increase rate for a total cost of $24.3-million.
Posted inEditors Note
Dave Hanley Named Hamilton's 2017 Citizen of The Year
This week, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce announced that Dave is posthumously Hamilton’s 2017 Citizen of the Year.
Below is an edited version of the letter I submitted supporting Dave’s nomination.
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
Stoney Creek Developer Appeals to OMB for Four Storey Development at 261 King Street East
J.A.N. Group Inc filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on their application for a four storey residential building at 261 King Street East in Stoney Creek. The site is located west of Green Road.
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
Medallion Properties Takes City to OMB on 20 Storey Redevelopment of 195 Wellington South
Medallion Properties have filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on their application for a 20-storey residential redevelopment of their property at 195 Wellington Street South in the Corktown neighbourhood.
The Ontario Municipal Board has assigned case number PL171389 to the appeal. The first pre-hearing date has not yet been set.
Posted inCity Hall
No Outdoor Entertainment on Hamilton Patios for Summer of 2018
Hamilton’s new patio entertainment by-law will not be decided by the Ontario Municipal Board in time for this year’s patio season.
This means the City’s previous ban on entertain on outdoor commercial patios will remain in effect for another patio season.
In a pre-hearing ruling issued Monday, the Ontario Municipal Board set hearing dates of September 25 to 27, 2018 for an appeal of the City’s new bylaw.