ICs recommend slapping Whitehead on the wrist with 45 days pay penalty for three incidents. They hope he will stop.

Council’s Planning Committee Votes 4-2 for Quicker Encampment Evictions
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City staff say the new policy is unlikely to change operational realities.

Hamilton Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee Roundup for March 2022
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The City says administering Christmas free parking metres is burdensome, asking BIAs to take it over. Instead, the BIAs and City will meet to find a new way of administering the program.

Hamilton Public Works Committee for March 21, 2022 – Roundup
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Councillors discussed road maintenance, in the middle of the ongoing pothole season, received the 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report, approved new procedures regarding incorporating land widenings into city roadways, addressed sewage capacity issues on along Dewitt Road, voted to implement natural burials at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery, voted for a new playground at Eleanor Park in the Templemead neighbour in honour of 11-year-old Jude Strickland, a new pedestrian crossing and sidewalk for the Ancaster performing arts centre, adding more wheelchair-accessible swings to parks, and a series of local park improvements.

Hamilton Masters Students Asks Council to Endorse Decriminalization of Simple Drug Possession
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Kayla Hagerty shared her personal story of personal loss, and her Masters research on overdose deaths to Council during a delegation on Monday.

Hamilton’s Committee Against Racism Concerned About Vaccination Mandates
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CARs say the City’s policy disproportionately impacts BIPOC and other equity-seeking communities, and is preparing to speak to Council seeking an end to the policy.

Hamilton Planning Committee Summary Notes for February 1, 2022
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Council’s planning committee met Tuesday. Here’s a summary of what happened.

Hamilton City Council Public Works Committee for January 31, 2022
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Councillors approved a new roadside memorial policy, debated and tabled a proposed small kids playground climbing wall, approved speed bumps on a dead-end court, approved purchased twenty (20) new replacement articulated buses, and heard resident concerns about lighting at Victoria Park.

Hamilton Will Hold Public Remembrance Day Ceremonies
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Hamilton’s public Downtown Remembrance ceremonies will return in 2021 with some crowd control restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic.
The large parade will be on November 14.

Ward 5 Seat to Be Declared Vacant at Tomorrow’s Hamilton City Council Meeting
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Council will have to decide if they will call a by-election or if they will fill the seat by appointment.

Hamilton Council’s Licensing Committee Down to Bare Quorum
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With Chad Collins not attending meetings and Terry Whitehead on medical leave, one council committee needs all its remaining members to obtain quorum.