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Hamilton City Council’s Planning Committee meets to conduct three public hearings on new developments, three housekeeping consent items, and three motions from Councillors.
Live video starts at 9:30am
Hamilton Council’s Public Works Committee meets to debate a pedestrian crossing for Wentworth Street at the rail trail, governance of the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System, and PRESTO operating agreement.
Live at 9:30am
Hamilton’s Rental Housing sub-committee continues to work on the creation of a rental housing regulation program for Hamilton.
Full video of their June 2016 meeting.
A disclosure for readers of The Public Record. I’m active in my neighbourhood association, the Beasley Neighbourhood Association and am involved in the BNA’s initiative to see the implementation of the City’s plan for a park on the City block bound by John, Rebecca, Catharine, and King William.
Hamilton City Council meets to ratify their work of the past two weeks.
Among the highlights: hiring an HSR social media coordinator, escarpment road access rock slope maintenance, denying a development at 271 Beach Boulevard, the City’s vision statement and 10-year strategic plan, lifting heritage designations on the Gore Buildings to allow for a new development, St. Mark’s capital funding, ward boundary review, police officer matching funds from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Service, and a call on the provincial government to restore funding for Intensive Behaviour Intervention for children with autism over the age of five.
Live video starts at 5 p.m.
Council’s Truck Route Sub-Committee wants to change the City’s present truck route signage system to add restrictive signing to “proactively work with each ward Councillor to determine problematic truck route violation locations” and place new signs to discourage trucks from leaving truck routes. Hamilton’s present truck route signage is “permissive” meaning signs tell trucks where […]
Council is meeting as the sole voting member of the Hamilton Farmers’ Market Corporation for the Annual General Meeting as required by the Corporations Act.
The meeting is required to delegate authorities to the Farmers’ Market Board and begins at 1:30 p.m. on June 8, 2016. Live video will be provided by The Public Record.
Library Board votes to change polices, now allowing up to 75 items to be borrowed at a time, and up to 75 active holds at a time as well.
It’s being called one of his greatest addresses at Hamilton City Hall. Well worth the five minutes to watch.
Spring 2016 radio ratings discouraging as less Hamiltonians tune into local commercial radio.
