With the OLT denial as binding precedence, the City’s planning staff are required to recommend denial of the new variance request.
Active Hamilton Library Members Decreases 20% During Pandemic
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Physical visits to library branches reached 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels before the omicron wave of COVID, with total circulation, digital and physical, down 36 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels.
295% Increase in “Long Overdue” Items Since October 2020
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Hamilton’s Public Library is receiving complaints about increasing wait times for items not being returned, and considering incentives to encourage on-time returns.
Hamilton Farmers Market Chair and Treasurer Both Resign in Protest
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The Chair and the Treasurer of the Hamilton Farmers Market Board of Directors have both resigned from the Market Board on Monday in protest of City Council’s plans to privatize the downtown Hamilton facility.
Hamilton Police Board Violates Open Meeting Rules, Again
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HPSB Administrator Kirsten Stevenson sent an email at 2:19 p.m. Monday informing the public there be no live stream of the meeting, citing “problems” with the screencasting audio.
Neighbours Opposed New Home on East 22nd Street, Now The OLT Will Decide
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Nearby homeowners oppose rental duplexes in their neighbourhood, writing they are concerned about traffic, parking, noise, and setting a precedent that will allow more housing in their mature area.
Hamilton Police Board Held Secret Emergency Meeting on September 2nd
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The Police Board is not saying what it did during the meeting, beyond announcing they are making National Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30 a statutory holiday for Hamilton Police.
Hamilton Cmte of Adjustment Member Skeptical About COVID Vaccines
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A long-time member of the Committee of Adjustment says he’s “getting a list of the six top litigators in the province” in response to COVID vaccine mandates.
Hamilton City Clerk: Farmers Market Board Not an Arm of the City under MFIPPA
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The City Manager’s Office says the City of Hamilton is transparent while at the same time refusing to release public information.
LPAT Approves Nine-Storey Development at 600 James North at Burlington Street
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“This site is a model example involving transit, with the existing City bus service at this intersection, the existing GO Station on James within walking distance, and the City’s intent to enhance the James corridor in future with a rapid transit line from the harbour in the north to the airport in the south”, write LPAT in approval.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for March 18, 2021 Preview
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Land values are driving the variances at Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment this week with numerous applications for severances and secondary units.