Joey’s Scrapbook for April 1, 2019: I’m Not Fooling Around
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The daily note – items of interests, summaries, and likes that help keep you informed.
Joey’s Scrapbook for March 27, 2019
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A blog-like notebook of items that Joey would normally tweet and forget.
Coleman’s Notes: The People Lose Their Only Planning Appeal Support With Premier Ford’s Closing of the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre
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The LPASC closure comes at a time that Ontario’s planning appeal framework is in a state of flux, with the new Local Appeal Planning Tribunal (LPAT) which replaced the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) unsure if its authorities, requesting the Ontario Superior Court’s Divisional Court rule on a legal interpretation of LPAT’s governing legislation.
Coleman’s Notes: Watching the LPAT at Divisional Court to Figure Out How The LPAT Will Work
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Nobody knows how the new Ontario land use planning and municipal decision making appeal framework works, not even the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.On April 24 and 25th, in a courtroom at Osgoode Hall, the Ontario Divisional Court will rule on how LPAT will operate
Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling Insightful for Future of LaSalle Park
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LaSalle Park is presently zoned as parkland, and Burlington would have to either agree, or more likely the City of Hamilton would have to engage in litigation, to change the zoning.
Four Running for MSU President, Coleman’s Notes on the Debate
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Four candidates seek to lead Hamilton’s largest membership association, and influence City Hall.
Does Council Prefer Political Buddies Over Qualified Appointees? TPR Files FOI Request to Determine the Facts
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The Public Record files a Freedom of Information challenge against City Council.
Update to Tech, The 155 Podcast, and Administration of The Public Record
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Updates on The 155 Podcast, the relaunched Joey Coleman Instagram, upcoming newsletter editions, and more.
Coleman’s Notes: The Status of James Baptist and Why Keeping The Facade is Important to the New Owners
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Buying the 98 James Street South property out of bankruptcy was costly on a per-hectare basis; the only reason the heightened cost is a good business case is the new owners inherited the planning approvals and development planning work which the previous owner completed.
Coleman’s Notes: Mayor Eisenberger’s 2030 Commonwealth Game Hopes Could Be Decided by Calgary’s Olympic Plebiscite Today
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Mayor Fred Eisenberger wants Hamilton to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, but if Calgary hosts an Olympics in 2026, it’s unlikely the feds will spend hundreds of millions on games within five years of each other.