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It's Above Board: Ward 10 Councillor Maria Pearson Assisting as Agent on Minor Variance Application

by Joey ColemanOctober 9, 2017

I looked into the matter of Ward 10 City Councillor Maria Pearson serving as an Agent on a minor variance application in her ward. The variance will be heard on October 19.
I reviewed the application file, and spoke with multiple members of staff.

Editors Note, Opinion

Mayor Fred Eisenberger Surprises Amazon … With An Amateur Pitch Video

by Joey ColemanOctober 7, 2017

Starting from its poor dreary image of Hamilton with green text proclaiming “A warm hello from the City of Hamilton” to it’s final screen with two different font colours with two different font faces, the video makes our great city look like the kind of place a fiction sit-com would be written in.

Council Standing Committees, Videos

Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for October 3, 2017

by Joey ColemanOctober 3, 2017

Full Video of Council’s October 3, 2017 Planning Committee meeting.

Editors Note

Morning Coffee Notes for October 3

by Joey ColemanOctober 3, 2017

My morning note.

City Hall, Ontario Land Tribunal

Council Proposes New Ward Boundaries in OMB Settlement Offer

by Joey ColemanSeptember 29, 2017

The new proposal is a modification of existing boundaries, maintaining 15 wards similar to the existing boundaries with the old City / suburb boundary remaining in place as a defining feature.

Ontario Land Tribunal

Council Agrees to Minutes of Settlement with Mark Richardson on Ward Boundaries OMB

by Joey ColemanSeptember 28, 2017

City Council voted during their Wednesday Council meeting to approve “minutes of settlement” with one of the party’s appealing against Council’s gerrymandering of ward boundaries.
The settlement is not yet public, pending “final execution”.

Community Events

Hamiltonians Remember Dave Hanley and Share Their Memories [Audio Clips]

by Joey ColemanSeptember 25, 2017

Saturday night, Hamiltonians gathered at Sam Lawrence Park to remember and share memories of Dave Hanley.

Editors Note, Opinion

Operation HAmazon? Let's Launch Operation Hamilton and Make City Hall Work to Create 50,000 New Local Sm Biz Jobs

by Joey ColemanSeptember 22, 2017

2,500 more new jobs a year created by local businesses is achievable, and as a bonus, not only will the growth of small business result in more tax revenue, small business won’t be asking for a new round of corporate welfare in 20 years, in fact, they won’t demand corporate welfare in the first place.

Citizen-Majority Boards and Agencies, Editors Note, Hamilton Committee of Adjustment

Journalistic Word Choice, Committee of Adjustment, and Tall Buildings as Minor Variances

by Joey ColemanSeptember 18, 2017April 4, 2021

Developers and big corporate landlords in Ward 2 are increasingly using “minor variances” to bypass Planning Committee – challenging the concept of what is minor in planning.

City Hall, Ontario Land Tribunal

REPLAY – LiveBlog: Ontario Municipal Board Second Pre-hearing Hamilton Ward Boundaries

by Joey ColemanSeptember 18, 2017

Today’s pre-hearing will finalize the “issues list” and witnesses that each party will be able to call to testify during the hearing.
I’ll be liveblogging from the hearing starting at 10am.