With a looming federal election, a Council vote to table the LRT decision again is effectively a vote to say no to $3.4-Billion.
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Hamilton City Hall to Announce by July 1st if September Special Events will be Allowed
Among the higher profile fall events, the Ancaster Fair has cancelled. Both Supercrawl and Rockton World Fair are yet to announce.
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COLEMAN’S NOTES: Eisenberger, Downtown Condos, Conflict of Interest, and LRT
Why Mayor Eisenberger does not have a conflict of interest on LRT.
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City Report Says It is Time to Convert to Electric Vehicles
The City of Hamilton’s operations fleet of 1,395 vehicles use 3.7-million litres of fuel and generate 9,400 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year. The City wants to reduce its tailpipe emissions.
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Library Updates Cash-Handling Policy, Revealing City Hall “Secrets” in the process.
The City of Hamilton has maintained strict secrecy regarding a fraud scandal in which a single employee stole over $1-million, much of it cash from the Farmers’ Market.
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Hamilton’s New Transit Director is London Ontario’s School Bus CAO
Maureen Cosyn Heath is currently the CAO of Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services, transportation consortium for the London District Catholic School Board and the Thames Valley District School Board. SOSTS oversees school busing for approximately 50,000 students with an annual budget of approximately $68-million.
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Council Has to Accept Yes for an Answer: A Prediction on the LRT Vote
Expect a 12-4 or 13-3 vote, but only after Council has a little fun being dramatic first.
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$10,000 Commercial Tax Rebate an Intimate Privacy Matter: City Hall
City Hall says it wants to be transparent, but doing so many reveal intimate financial or personal matters about commercial properties.
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Hamilton City Clerk: Farmers Market Board Not an Arm of the City under MFIPPA
The City Manager’s Office says the City of Hamilton is transparent while at the same time refusing to release public information.
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TPR Files Complaint to Ombuds After City Hall Holds Closed Meeting on Tax Adjustments
Some of the adjustment files raise questions about City Hall administration, and City Hall is attempting to hide the files to avoid those questions.