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Hamilton City Centre Officially For Sale

by Joey ColemanNovember 2, 2018

It’s official, after over a year of private bids and Brad Lamb’s legal maneuvers after his attempt to purchase went sour, the Hamilton City Centre is officially for sale on the open market.
Will it get more than the $55-million Lamb offered?

LPAT Gives Durand Residents Seeking to Be Parties to Television City Hearing 30 Days to File Issues List

by Joey ColemanOctober 29, 2018

Brad Lamb’s hope of building the tallest building in Hamilton at 163 Jackson Street West will be decided by LPAT in mid-2019, that’s if Lamb and the City don’t reach a deal to allow Lamb to build on Jackson West, or the tallest building elsewhere in Downtown Hamilton.

Ontario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development

Sonoma Homes Must Wait Until 2020 for Hearing into Their Upper Sherman & Rymal Development

by Joey ColemanOctober 29, 2018

The backlog at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal – formerly known as the Ontario Municipal Board – means that Sonoma Homes planned mid-rise development could be waiting until 2021 to get into the ground, unless Sonoma can reach a deal with City Council during the interim.

Ontario Land Tribunal

Current 195 Wellington Street South Residents Worry About Where They’ll Live Next

by Joey ColemanOctober 28, 2018May 7, 2021

Without the City prepared to file an issues list, or declare if it intents to oppose Medallion’s proposal for a 20-storey residential building at 195 Wellington Street South, the LPAT scheduled another pre-hearing date for April 15, 2019 at 10am to give the City time to prepare its submissions.

Elections

Coleman's Note: The Election Day Race Summary

by Joey ColemanOctober 22, 2018

Joey Coleman’s ward-by-ward look at the election races as Hamiltonians vote.

The Public Record Email Edition

TPR Email Edition for October 22, 2018: 155 Choices, Pick 34

by Joey ColemanOctober 22, 2018

Hamilton votes – deciding our future, and a look at this week’s LPAT Pre-Hearings

City Hall, Elections, The 155 Podcast - Hamilton's civic affairs podcast

Decide Your Vote: The Public Record's The 155 Podcast

by Joey ColemanOctober 20, 2018

Never in living memory has a Hamilton media outlet declared its mission to be covering every single race in Hamilton, to interview every candidate, and then gone out to fulfill that mission.
Over 750 hours of work went into this project, the result is the 101 podcasts below, I hope they’ll help inform your vote.

Elections, Videos

VIDEO: Hamilton Municipal Election 2018: Ward 3 Community Associations Debate

by Joey ColemanOctober 9, 2018

On Monday, October 8, 2018, the community and neighbourhood associations of Hamilton’s Ward 3 organized and held an all candidates debate for Ward 3 City Council candidates.

Editors Note, Elections

EDITORS NOTE: Steve Ruddick Lives in Ward 14, Stated on The 155 He Lives in Ward 8

by Joey ColemanSeptember 13, 2018July 23, 2022

During his The 155 candidate interview, Ward 8 candidate Steve Ruddick stated in response to the question “Do you live in Ward 8, Yes or No” that he lives in Ward 8.
Mr. Ruddick does not, he lives in Ward 14 in the postal code L9C 6T4. The closest major intersection is Upper Horning and Mohawk.