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.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton City Council Ends Evening Meetings, Making COVID Time Change Permanent
City Hall tried to end evening meetings in 2019, but retreated following public outcry. Under the cover of COVID, City Hall has made the change anyway.
Posted inBriefs, City Hall
BRIEF: City of Hamilton to Fund Concerts in BIAs
New program expands the “Music Monday” model from City Hall to all of Hamilton.
Posted inCity Hall, Planning and Development
Hamilton Council’s Planning Committee to Hold Final Vote on Urban Boundary Freeze May 17th
Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark calls freezing the urban boundary “anti-housing.” He can overturn Council’s decision.
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Hamilton City Council Says Provincial Planning Changes will Cost Hamilton Taxpayers More, Harm Housing Approvals.
“The More Homes for Everyone Act should really be renamed the More Money from Campaign Donors Act,” says Ward 8 Hamilton City Councillor John-Paul Danko.
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Port Authority Plans to Install Lighting on the Hamilton-Burlington Skyway Bridge
HOPA states the Skyway Bridge lighting will be part of the later phases of the development of Fisherman’s Pier into a public space.