The meeting starts at 5pm, I’ll do my best to stream it.
Posted inPlanning and Development
212 King William Street Development Application Filed
The developer, Melrose Investments, is proposing a six-storey 108 residential unit building with six ground floor commercial units and 84 parking spots.
The building will front along the south side King William from Ferguson Avenue to Jarvis Street. The commercial is proposed for the western portion of the ground floor, with residential lobby and amenities taking the eastern portion of the ground floor.
Posted inCity Council Meetings, City Hall, Council Standing Committees, Videos
Hamilton City Council GIC for April 5, 2017
Council will debate the future of Copps Coliseum, a Poverty Reduction Plan, Urban Renewal Incentives, and Vacant Property Tax Breaks. This and more, live starting at 9:30am
Posted inCouncil Standing Committees, Planning and Development, Videos
Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for April 4, 2017
Hamilton City Council’s Planning Committee quickly approved two zoning amendments in Glanbrook: 3079 Homestead Drive and 9890 & 9906 Twenty Road West. They then turned down, in support of Ancaster Councillor Lloyd Ferguson’s opposition, an application for residential development at 125 Wilson Street East in Ancaster. Councillors also voted down a recommendation from the Municipal […]
Posted inCity Council Meetings, Videos
Hamilton City Council for March 29, 2017
Full Video of Hamilton City Council’s March 29, 2017 meeting.
Posted inCommunity Events, Videos
Useful Knowledge Society of Hamilton: Getting Ready for Intensification
Hamilton’s Useful Knowledge Society hosted two speakers on March 7, 2017 to discuss how our city can prepare for intensification and population growth forecast to occur during the next 35 years.
Hamilton’s population is forecast to grow by 250,000 people during that time.
Two speakers, Richard Harris and John Nostrand, brought their insight to the discussion. Each provided a presentation that was followed by a question and answer period.
Posted inCity Council Meetings, City Hall, Videos
Hamilton City Council Special GIC on LRT for March 28, 2017
Hamilton City Council holds a special meeting today on the B-Line Light Rail Transit Project; during which they will vote on an amended environmental assessment, adding a Bay Street stop, and hearing from 40 public delegations.
Watch Live
Posted inEditors Note
The Public Record Joins the National NewsMedia Council
ThePublicRecord.ca is a member of the National NewsMedia Council, a voluntary self-regulatory organization that deals with journalistic practices and ethical behaviour.
Posted inCity Hall, Videos
Council to vote on new budget that cuts transit, increases recreation fees
A full list of cuts and fee increases in Council’s new budget that was made public yesterday and will be voted on today.
Posted inEditors Note
Follow-up: Teen Engagement and the Hamilton Public Library
The Hamilton Public Library is getting much better at tracking its data and producing in-depth reports on library usage. Last week, they released a report on physical circulation demographics across all the branches. The data shows teens are under-represented as borrowers of the library’s physical materials. This probably didn’t surprise anyone; however, at two branches […]