Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr won two significant victories at Committee of Adjustment today, gaining two major exceptions to Downtown Zoning Bylaws as “minor variances”. Tall Buildings in The Downtown, Now Minor Variances Farr came to the Committee of Adjustment in support of the Downtown Mosque’s request to operate their parking lot as a commercial […]
Posted inCity Hall News, Planning and Development
City Sells 245 Catharine Street North, But Due to Technicality, Force to Disqualify Highest Bid
The City of Hamilton finally sold the infamous contaminated property at 245 Catharine Street North, just south of Barton Street, but got $140,000 less than highest bid on account of technicality of law.
Posted inCity Council Meetings
Council Spends Hour on Posturing LRT Debate, Then Debates Why Meetings Took So Long
Two more highlight videos from Wednesday’s Council GIC meeting – an hour long LRT debate and then a 12-minute debate on why Council meetings are taking so long.
Posted inCity Hall, Council Standing Committees
Council's Community Services Committee Passes Stop-Gap Funding to Restore Housing Stability Benefit
Council’s Community Services Committee moves quickly to reinstate Housing Stability Benefit, only one meeting after learning of budgetary crisis in program that prevents homelessness.
Posted inCity Hall, Council Standing Committees, Hamilton City Council, Videos
Hamilton Community and Emergency Services Committee for December 2016
Full video of City Council’s Emergency and Community Services Committee meeting in December 2016.
Posted inCity Hall
City Negligent in Brock Rd/5th Concession Collision Which Left Man Quadriplegic
First posted to The Public Record’s Microblog at https://now.thepublicrecord.ca The City of Hamilton is liable for potentially millions of dollars after being found negligent in their maintenance of a suburban intersection identified as high-risk and the scene of numerous collisions. As Ontario Superior Court of Justice Antonio Skarica writes: The cost of repainting was a […]
Posted inCity Council Meetings
Hamilton Council Highlight: Anna Roberts on City-Wide Fire Levies
Hamilton resident Anna Roberts, noting that in many suburban areas, residents enjoy the same fire service but pay a much lower tax rate for the service.
Councillors professionally discussed her points, and asked staff for a future update.
Posted inCity Hall News
Council Debates More Bylaw Enforcement Around McMaster University
Councillor Aidan Johnson argues for more bylaw enforcement to deal with McMaster students he says are causing problems around McMaster.
Council tells him to find the money for himself.
Posted inPlanning and Development
OMB Rules Against Hamilton City Council: 5-Storey Building at 71 – 77 Leland Approved
First posted on The Public Record’s City Hall blog – now.thepublicrecord.ca The Ontario Municipal Board has tossed Hamilton City Council’s opposition to a 5-storey 129-unit student-orientated multi-residential development near McMaster University in the Ainslie Wood neighbourhood at 71 – 77 Leland Street. The land was previously used for light industrial. The existing industrial buildings will […]
Posted inEditors Note
Quick Response to Donna Skelly and John Best's Claims The Public Record is a Proprietor of Fake News
The full audio of the meeting proves Donna Skelly said what The Public Record reported. Don’t Take Our Word for It, Listen Yourself.