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City Staff Wish to Keep Downtown Bus Lane, Strongly Urge Until At Least End of 2015 PanAm Games

Unedited Audio Interviews Mayor Fred Eisenberger:   City Staff have released their report into the Downtown Dedication Bus Lane. The report says staff support maintaining the bus lane until at least after the 2015 PanAm Games citing that athletes will be travelling on dedicated shuttle buses between the Stadium and McMaster University where they will […]

Posted inPlanning and Development

Tivoli Condos (108-114 James Street North) Files Full Application Permit

The developer of the proposed 22-storey Tivoli Condos filed their complete planning application to the City of Hamilton last week, requesting zoning changes and approvals for their proposal. Here are the full files as provided by the City. TIVOLI ZBA Planning Brief Urban Design Report November 2014 Heritage Impact Assessment Noise Impact Study Pedestrian Wind […]

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Council Rejects Public Delegation on Term Limits: Sets Tone for New Term

City Council set a precedent this week, voting down a public delegation request for non legal reasons. They’ve never denied a resident the right to address Council before.
They are either giving the middle finger to public engagement or deciding to focus on business solely within their jurisdiction, only time will tell.
What was the request? To suggest they consider term limits.
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Hamilton City Council for December 17, 2014

Council meets for their first business meeting of the new term.
Mayor Eisenberger will proudly wear his new custom Calgary Stampeders jersey after losing the Grey Cup bet to Mayor Nenshi.
On the agenda: Committee business from the past two weeks, the Gore Buildings at 18-28 King Street East, Illegal Dumping, Coach Canada bus service to Niagara and Kitchener.
And an added motion related to Social Assistance software problems.
Live Video starts at 5pm.