Rural zoning is hard, that’s today’s takeaway from City Hall as the truck route sub-committee and committee of adjustment both grappled with challenging wording in rural zoning and truck route bylaws.
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A Shout-Out to City Hall Staffer for Great Work
You can’t fight City Hall, but sometimes you can get help there. How one City staffer help a resident achieve their dream backyard.
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Don't Be A Jerk at Hamilton's Committee of Adjustment
Don’t Be A Jerk is good advice in life in general, at Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment, it’s important.
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Truck Route Sub-Committee Votes for Blanket Exemption for Farm-Plated Trucks in Rural Hamilton
After many meetings of discussions, councillors agreed to amend City’s truck route bylaw to change to allow MTO farm license plated trucks to operate anywhere within the rural boundaries.
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Hamilton City Council Truck Route Sub-Committee for September 1, 2016
Full Video of the Hamilton City Council Truck Route Sub-Committee for September 1, 2016
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We Need to Focus on Compassion for Drug Addiction And Pass a Good Samaritan Law
We’re failing to put compassion above criminalization when dealing with drug overdose situations, it’s time to pass Bill C-224 and save lives.
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Awaiting Ruling from Court of Appeal on Hamilton v. Canada Post
Hamilton’s City Solicitor tells Metroland’s Hamilton Community News that she is “hopeful to see a decision in two to four weeks” in the City’s legal battle against Canada Post.
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Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for September 1, 2016
Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment will hear 24 variance or severance applications during its first meeting of August. Here are some of the applications that drew the attention of The Public Record’s Joey Coleman.
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Hamilton Truck Route Sub-Committee for September 2016
Hamilton City Council’s Truck Route Sub-Committee will discuss a staff report responding to a motion to researching ban heavy trucks on Centennial Parkway from Queenston Road to Green Mountain Road, including the mountain access. There is also a motion, not public until the meeting, “respecting farm truck exceptions.”
The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. on September 1, The Public Record will broadcast it live.
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Tickets on Sale for Neighbourhood Development "Building Momentum" Fundraiser
The City is selling tickets for the neighbourhood development fundraising event “Building Momentum” on Friday, September 16 from 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.