No deal out of August confidential mediation. Parties continue to talk.

CN and City Enter Confidential Mediation Over Jamesville Redevelopment
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Tribunal expresses optimist CN and the City will reach a deal before September.
OLT Brief: First Post Bill 23 Cash-in-Lieu Parkland Appeal Hearing Dates Set for October
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City says Parkland fees should be $836,416. Effort Trust says $190,000.

City of Hamilton and Spallacci Still Working Out Details for John/Charlton Towers
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City Will Require Replacement of 59 Rental Units.

City of Hamilton, Niagara Escarpment Commission, and Spallacci Reach Deal for John/Charlton Towers Development
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Three towers will respect escarpment height and be designed to minimize visual contrast with escarpment.

Hamilton Extends James Baptist Church “Minor Alternation” Heritage Permit, Again
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City staff state they’ve had productive meetings with the new owners who bought in 2022. All heritage requirements are being met.

BRIEF: Municipal Planning Data Reporting Requirements
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Province will require Hamilton and 28 other municipalities to send quarterly stats on planning applications.
OLT Brief: Dundas 71 Main Street Post Bill 23 Cash in Lieu Appeal CMC Hearing Date Set
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OLT will conduct a case management conference on May 5, 2023, for one of the first post-Bill 23 City development fee appeal with $646,416 at stake.

Two Tall Towers Proposed for 117 Jackson Street East
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Hamilton’s Design Review Panel will ask: should the buildings be approved despite not fully complying with the Downtown Secondary Plan?

City and Neighbours Allow Five Units at 130 Wellington South in OLT Deal
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Former Ward 2 Clr Jason Farr fought to stop any new rental housing in the Downtown Corktown neighbourhood

43 and 36-Storey Towers Submitted for 8 Shoreview Place in Stoney Creek
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949 more housing units will make the areas between the QEW and Lake Ontario Hamilton’s most dense neighbourhood