Full video replay of the meeting
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Video: Hamilton City Council Public Works Committee for October 16, 2017
Full Video Replay of the October 16, 2017 Hamilton City Council Public Works
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hamilton Development Industry Liaison Committee for October 16, 2017
The Development Industry Liaison Committee meeting overlapped with the Public Works Committee on this day, The Public Record was only able to attend the first 30 minutes of the meeting.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hamilton Planning Committee Approves 23-Storey Tall Building at Former All Saints Church Site at King and Queen
Hamilton City Council’s Planning Committee approved an increase in height for the redevelopment of former All Saints Church Site at 15 Queen Street South at the intersection of King Street West at the edge of Downtown Hamilton.
Posted inCity Hall News
Hamilton Council to Vote on Staff Report Recommending Projects for Provincial Greenhouse Gas Fund
Among the projects: Bike Share expansion, rehab of 500 MacNab North, and Central Library window replacement.
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Council gives Friends of Aviary at Least a Month to Propose a Plan for Future of Aviary
City Councillors are giving the Friends of the Aviary at least a month to determine which of the competing Boards is the valid Board of the volunteer organization, and for them to propose a plan for the future of the Hamilton Aviary.
Posted inCouncil Standing Committees, Hamilton City Council
City Rat Complaints More than Double in 2017
The City’s Public Health Department says its received more than double the number of rat complaints thus far in 2017 than they did in all of 2016.
Posted inCouncil Standing Committees, Hamilton City Council
Council Praises HSR Director, Avoid Questions About Bus Operator Shortage
No critical questions were raised by Council, even has dozens of bus trips each week are not operated due to a growing staff shortage.
Posted inEditors Note, Opinion
Council Miscalculation: How the Ward Boundary Settlement Sets Council’s Defeat at the OMB
Council thinks their settlement means maintenance of the status-quo; instead their self-dealing has created the conditions for their defeat at the OMB.
Posted inEditors Note
Morning Coffee Notes
A quiet day is expected at City Hall with only two advisory committee meetings. I attended the Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee meeting this morning; it was housekeeping. I’m hoping to get a lot of writing done in my office today; and on that note, I close this note early to focus on that writing.