The Committee of Adjustment’s meetings will remain by video conference for the foreseeeable future until new procedures can be put in place to ensure public participation.
Posted inCitizen-Majority Boards and Agencies
Hamilton’s Committee Against Racism Wants More Inclusive Police Board Recruitment
Calls for Council to appoint a special selection committee for the City’s sole civilian appointment to the Hamilton Police Services Board this fall.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Affordability ‘Crisis’ along Hamilton LRT Corridor Needs to Be Addressed Before It Gets Worse, Say Resident Groups
Community groups and residents call for action to address gentrification, demovictions, and renovictions.
Posted inBriefs, City Hall
Hamilton Reports 261 Watermain Breaks in 2021
In 2021, 27 percent of watermain breaks occurred during January and February.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton’s LRT Committee Meeting for the First Time Since 2017
Design, Cycling Integration, Affordable Housing, and Community Benefits are all on the agenda for the first LRT Committee meeting since 2017,
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election
McMaster & Mohawk Student Special Polls Will Be For All Wards
City says it hopes to expand “vote anywhere” pilot to additional spots across Hamilton.
Posted inCity Hall, Planning and Development
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment and Secondary Dwelling Units: April 28, 2022 Meeting
The CoA approved five of six SDUs this week, with Ward 6 Clr Tom Jackson convincing them to vote down a SDU in a house presently used as a AirBnB.
Posted inBriefs, Ontario Land Tribunal
Always Have a Plan at the Ontario Land Tribunal … and Hire a Planner
An Ancaster property owner failed to prepare for a OLT hearing, hired a personal injury lawyer the day prior, and lost their approvals to build a new home with pool.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton City Council to Send Lawyers to Oppose Booze at 7-Eleven
City concedes it will lose, but hopes to get unspecified conditions attached to license.
Posted inHamilton Red Hill Valley Parkway Public Inquiry
Hamilton’s Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry Begins Today
The Inquiry will seek to determine how a 2013 asphalt friction report was buried for nearly six years, who knew what when, and why the expressway’s asphalt failed to provide the required amount of friction.