Consultant says City must spend more to make escarpment safe for road accesses.
“Affordable Housing” Pitch Proposes Rents 20% Above CMHC Market Rates
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Councillor Farr praises plan, says it will help the affordability crisis in Hamilton. Councillors vote for report on developers request for City incentives.
Council Moving Legal and Risk Offices to Renovated Old Court House
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Staff state moving from leased space to City-owned space will incur a debt-financed capital renovation cost, but will be paidback from savings of approximately $446,000 per year starting in year three of the move.
Summit Park Elementary School Proposal Now at Site Plan Stage
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Good news for young families in Glanbrook; the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board's proposal for a new two storey, 6291 square metre elementary school at 110 Bellagio Avenue in Glanbrook is now at Site Plan Submission in the City planning process.
McMaster Research Building Rejected by Niagara Escarpment Commission, After City Asked for More Information
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McMaster now meeting with City staff to resubmit to NEC with City backing.
City to Launch Public Consultation on “Functional” Complete Street Makeover for Kenilworth Avenue
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Council's Public Works Committee voted to move to public consultation on a proposal to make Kenilworth Avenue more pedestrian and community friendly, while maintaining the "functional" role of the street as link between the Kenilworth Access mountain access route and the QEW via Burlington Street.
Hamilton Heritage Committee Declines to Designate Kresge Building on a 6-5 vote
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Developer commits to working with Heritage Committee to recreate ground level look of building, and interaction with historical character of Downtown Core.
212 King William Street Development Application Filed
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The developer, Melrose Investments, is proposing a six-storey 108 residential unit building with six ground floor commercial units and 84 parking spots.
The building will front along the south side King William from Ferguson Avenue to Jarvis Street. The commercial is proposed for the western portion of the ground floor, with residential lobby and amenities taking the eastern portion of the ground floor.
Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for April 4, 2017
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Hamilton City Council's Planning Committee quickly approved two zoning amendments in Glanbrook: 3079 Homestead Drive and 9890 & 9906 Twenty Road West. They then turned down, in support of Ancaster Councillor Lloyd Ferguson's opposition, an application for residential development at 125 Wilson Street East in Ancaster. Councillors also voted down a recommendation from the Municipal Heritage Committee to create a Heritage Conservation District in Downtown Hamilton; instead choosing to ask for a staff report on adding the proposal to a future heritage workplan, which could be two terms of Council from now. Full Video Replay
Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for January 31, 2017
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Council voted down a 19-storey development at 860 Queenston Road, and overruled the Municipal Heritage Committee vote to designate the Egerton Shaver House in Ancaster.
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City Sells 245 Catharine Street North, But Due to Technicality, Force to Disqualify Highest Bid
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The City of Hamilton finally sold the infamous contaminated property at 245 Catharine Street North, just south of Barton Street, but got $140,000 less than highest bid on account of technicality of law.