During a nine-hour meeting, councillors voted 4-2 for more encampment enforcement, passed new zoning and transportation plans for Waterdown, a heritage designation process for the Grace Lutheran Church at 1107 Main West, voted to increase taxi fares, approved rapid housing at 221 Charlton East, responding to expected Planning Act changes, and more.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees
City of Hamilton Advisory Committee Roundup for March 21 to 25, 2022
The Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee, Committee Against Racism, Arts Advisory Committee, and Women and Gender Equity Committee all met this week.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election, 2022 Hamilton Municipal Election Blog
Hamilton Election Blog: Daily Roundup Day T-210 – Partridge & Bratina Announced, Mail Ballots, and new Public School Trustee Wards
It’s the busiest day of election news yet, with Bratina declaring, Partridge retiring, the public school board changing its wards, and the first details on mail ballots. All of this in today’s roundup.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election, Briefs
Hamilton Announces Details For Voting By Mail in 2022’s Municipal Election
City Hall says Hamiltonians will be able to request mail ballots using an online form between September 1st and 22nd using an online form on the City website.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election
Hamilton Public School Trustees Adopt New Wards for 2022 Election
This is the first significant revamp of school board trustee ward allotments since the Hamilton-Wentworth District School was created as Ontario District School Board 21 on January 1, 1998.
Posted inCitizen-Majority Boards and Agencies
More Resignations from Hamilton Farmers Market Board Over Privatization Plans
Resignations follow a Council vote to hire a fourth consultant with a stated intention of privatizing the Market prior to this October’s municipal election.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election
Former Mayor Bob Bratina Running for Mayor in the 2022 Municipal Election
Bratina says he can lead a new Council with “experience that will amplify and benefit, youthful approaches and new ideas.”
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election, City Hall News
Partridge Not Seeking Re-election: Lame Duck Council Potential and Impacts at City Hall
Partridge’s announcement makes a Lame-Duck Council period more likely, meaning staff have to prioritize work to prevent developers taking advantage of this.
Posted inCity Hall
Council Planning Committee Unanimously Approves New Waterdown Zoning and Traffic Plans
The plans will work together to guide the transition of Waterdown’s residential core to a pedestrian-friendly form while enabling conversion of suburban commercial plazas to mixed-use while retaining the pre-confederation neighbourhood character of the original Euro-Canadian settlement area centred on Dundas Street around the Grindstone Creek.
Posted inCity Hall, Hamilton City Council
Council’s Planning Committee Votes 4-2 for Quicker Encampment Evictions
City staff say the new policy is unlikely to change operational realities.