HSR has 50 managers, project managers, and staff in transit planning, innovation, support, and innovation – why does it need more consultants.
Posted inCity Hall
McMaster Students Approve New Bike Share Fee of $24.50 Per Student
Hamilton Bike Share to receive over $600,000 per year from the fee.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
COLEMAN: Mayor Horwath May Regret Endorsing the Province’s Annual Housing Targets Criteria
Ontario’s Building Faster Fund measures new housing starts, something municipalities do not control, to determine municipal funding.
Posted inPlanning and Development
OLT Sets First Hearing Date for 1065 Paramount Drive (Stoney Creek) Appeal
Developer wants to build eight-storey 181-unit building in Upper Stoney Creek. The City and neighbourhood are opposed
Posted inCity Hall News
Hamilton City Hall Concedes It Must Follow Charter Law, Ending Suit by Pro-Life/Anti-Abortion Group
City promises to properly consider Charter expression rights when judging bus ads
Posted inCity Hall
COLEMAN: A Bit More of What I’m Hearing from City Staff on Ransomware Service Impacts
Fire dispatch, payroll systems, planning act deadlines and refunds among the growing impacts of the City’s cybersecurity failure.
Posted inCity Hall News, Planning and Development
City of Hamilton Pauses Some OLT Hearings due to CyberIncident
City of Hamilton legal and planning department unable to access files due to randomware attack
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
LJM and City of Hamilton Reach Deal to Allow Condo Building at 651 Queenston
City and LJM are not releasing details, and approval of the OLT Settlement is stalled due to City of Hamilton’s cybersecurity ransomware breach.
Posted inColeman's Notes
Can Mayor Horwath Use “Strong Mayor” Veto to Implement Affordable Housing in Stoney Creek
Housing is a provincial priority, and the Municipal Act says mayor’s can veto when Council votes against housing.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton Integrity Commissioner Rules Clr Pauls Can Vote on HPS Budget
David Boghosian states Pauls son being a senior officer is not a conflict for her to vote on police budget increases, but she needs to be caution on any vote to decrease the HPS budget.