What happened at City Hall this week, a long at our deficits which COVID has laid bare, and a proxy LRT debate on Upper James.

TPR Email Edition for May 10, 2018: Will Keesmaat's First Rental Project Be in Hamilton
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Jennifer Keesmaat meets with Ted McMeekin in Hamilton, How LPAT changed Hamilton’s Downtown Plan, and the City wants to pay less than minimum wage.

TPR Email Edition for April 20, 2018: The New(s) Newsletter
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A complete redesign of our newsletter to better serve your morning news needs

TPR Email Edition for April 18, 2018: A Big Day for TPR – Launch of Our Press Club
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TPR Email Edition for April 17, 2018: Parking Versus People: Outdated Bylaws
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The Public Record publishes a regular newsletter, we post it at the end of each day, sign up to get future editions delivered to your inbox in the mornings, or see our archives. Joey's Opening Note
Antiquated Bylaws And In-Fill Housing
Hamilton's outdated zoning bylaws create some absurd situations, bylaws written as far back as the 1950s remain in effect for parts of the "new" City of Hamilton. (The "new" City of Hamilton is now 18 years old)
In Downtown Hamilton, a mix of old zoning regulations exist, combined with a 2005 Secondary Plan that was implemented at a time of economic downturn, it is costly and unpredictable to develop. Today, Planning Committee approved (pending Council ratification) the new Downtown Secondary Plan which will implement permissive zoning, clear height limits, and guidelines for design. While this will address Downtown planning, outdated bylaws will continue to reign elsewhere in Hamilton. A great example of this problem is the City opposing the building of an additional bachelor and additional one bedroom unit in a existing apartment building at 2 Grant Blvd.

TPR Email Edition for April 16, 2018: HSR Ices The Ice Storm
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Storm isn’t over until Sunday for HSR, and a look a the week ahead at City Hall

TPR Newsletter for April 15, 2018: Deciding to Not Decide // Week in Review
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TPR’s week in review

TPR Newsletter for April 5, 2018: Waterfront Wonder or Worry?
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Storm clouds gather over the City’s Pier 8 plans, will the City settle to break up those clouds?

TPR Newsletter for April 5, 2018: What's Good for the Councillor is Good for the Citizen
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Time for Remote Delegations, new OMB appeals, Brad Lamb says Hamilton needs to be more expensive, and more.

TPR Newsletter for April 4, 2018: Don't Argue With a Farmer About Farming
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A downtown resident argues with Pasuta on chickens, Chris Murray issues parking tickets, and the City’s anti-racism centre is now operational.

TPR Newsletter for April 2, 2018: It's Not For Sale, Unless It's For Sale
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Is the Discovery Centre for sale? Jason Farr says its not for sale, but that Council’s giving the “first right of negotiation” to whichever developer wins the right to buy Pier 8 lands from the City. So, not for sale, unless it’s for sale.