The City says administering Christmas free parking metres is burdensome, asking BIAs to take it over. Instead, the BIAs and City will meet to find a new way of administering the program.
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Hamilton Public Works Committee for March 21, 2022 – Roundup
Councillors discussed road maintenance, in the middle of the ongoing pothole season, received the 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report, approved new procedures regarding incorporating land widenings into city roadways, addressed sewage capacity issues on along Dewitt Road, voted to implement natural burials at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery, voted for a new playground at Eleanor Park in the Templemead neighbour in honour of 11-year-old Jude Strickland, a new pedestrian crossing and sidewalk for the Ancaster performing arts centre, adding more wheelchair-accessible swings to parks, and a series of local park improvements.
Posted inCity Hall, Planning and Development
Council Votes to Expand Sewer Capacity on Dewitt Road Following 2019 Study Showing It’s Maxxed Out
An August 2019 engineering report found portions of the existing sewers are already overcapacity. The 375 mm portion of pipe which runs from Highway 8 to just north of Juniper Drive is already over capacity, with new developments already being built.
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Hamilton Board of Health for March 21, 2022 – Roundup
Council was updated on the public health division’s projections for COVID this spring, asked public health to reverse their plan to remove beach water condition signs from Hamilton’s seven public beaches, and listened to a salient delegation from a young woman whose father died during the early months of the COVID pandemic. Hamilton Grad Student […]
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City Hall Adds Privacy Glass in Council Chambers, Blocking Front Row of Public Gallery
The City of Hamilton continues to spend undisclosed amounts on physical changes to City Hall in response to “safety” and “privacy” concerns.
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Hamilton Council Votes 10-2 To End Local COVID Mask Mandate
The vote to rescind the masking bylaw passed 10-2. Clrs Nann and Wilson both said Hamilton’s social determinants of health mean they cannot support ending the mandate.
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Hamilton Masters Students Asks Council to Endorse Decriminalization of Simple Drug Possession
Kayla Hagerty shared her personal story of personal loss, and her Masters research on overdose deaths to Council during a delegation on Monday.
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Hamilton Ending Requirement for COVID Precautions in High Rise Buildings
Hamilton Public Health states COVID precautions in large buildings “should align with provincial measures. The Letter of Instruction is therefore no longer necessary.”
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hamilton’s “New” Commercial City-Wide Zoning Now in Effect
Loblaws and Canadian Tire’s property holding companies reach deal with City on 2017 zoning bylaw, Hamilton’s Chief Planner says the settlement protects the public interest.
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BRIEF: Environmental Defence Granted Party Status By OLT in Hamilton Wetland Fight
The owners of 140 Garner Road East are asking the Ontario Land Tribunal to overrule the Hamilton Conservation Authority and allow for the relocation of a wetland.