Council approved the deal in closed session Wednesday, details not yet public.
Posted inColeman's Notes
COLEMAN: Chris Murray’s Unexpected Voluntary Departure as Toronto’s City Manager
The Red Hill Inquiry has not revealed anything directly personally connecting Chris Murray to the Friction Report scandal. Nothing in the thousands of pages released thus far points to Murray.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hamilton’s Design Review Panel Pleased With Early Lime Ridge Mall Redevelopment Concept
Lime Ridge Mall wants to change from “a very detached vehicle-centric experience” to a “complete community-centric experience”
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hamilton’s Design Review Panel Says 26 West Ave S Proposal “Falls Flat”
DRP says proposal fails on all three criteria they were asked to review it upon.
Posted inCity Hall
Ontario’s Tax Assessment Tribunal Scorns City of Hamilton for Non-Compliance in City’s Largest Assessment Appeal
In Lime Ridge Mall tax appeal, ARB rules City failed to meet required timelines to get disclosure and failed to comply with Tribunal rules.
Posted inCity Hall, Ontario Land Tribunal
Chedoke Avenue Residents Withdraw Opposition to Pathway Lights in Tot Lot Park
One of Hamilton’s oddest OLT appeals ends abruptly as NIMBY appellants withdraw because OLT hearings are open to the public.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Eastgate Square Submit First Concepts for Redevelopment, Including a 42-Storey Tall Building
The first early concept proposes 5,162 residential units spread among eight mid-rise buildings and five tall buildings. Over 9,000 people will live in the new development.
Posted inCity Hall
Stelco Lands Sell for $630,000 an Acre, Only Weeks After An Ontario Tribunal Valued It at $52,431 Per Acre
Less than two weeks after Ontario’s Assessment Review Board declared the Stelco lands to be worth only $41,160 per acre, Stelco announced on Tuesday it was selling its 806.2 acres of land for $518-million, $643,000 per acre.
Posted inBriefs
BRIEF: City Can’t Cut Grass Due to Lack of Staff and Broken Equipment
In an update, quietly posted to the City website, the City responds to growing complaints regarding overgrown grass and weeds.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Lime Ridge Mall Plans to Add Two 12-Storey Residential Towers As Start of Redevelopment
Hamilton’s Design Review Panel to review Phase I of the Lime Ridge Mall Redevelopment this Thursday.