The Hamilton Police Services Board’s meets to vote on the Chief of Police’s 2015 budget request and the 10-year capital budget plan. Police are seeking a 2.95% increase for 2015. If approved by the Police Services Board today, Chief De Caire will present to City Council next Wednesday (Jan 28) at 9:30am for their thumbs […]
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Hamilton City Council for January 21, 2015
Hamilton City Council voted down the downtown bus lane on a 9-7 vote. The seven pro-bus lane votes were Mayor Eisenberger, Aidan Johnson, Farr, Green, Merulla, Pearson, and Brenda Johnson. Full Replay Video
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Ready to Take The Plunge: The Next Steps For My Hamilton Journalism
Watch for this post in the morning. (I’m creating this placeholder so I can write and post from my tablet.)
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Hamilton Emergency and Community Services Committee for January 19, 2015
Councillors will debate $757,950 in one-time municipal funding for programs which address and prevent homelessness. This will give Council an opportunity to call on the Provincial and Federal governments to better fund and create a strategy for helping municipalities to deal with poverty. Replay.
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Hamilton Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee for January 19, 2015
It’s a thick agenda of routine reports, but other than a discussion about having an external audit of the Hamilton Police Service budget, all of the reports are routine and should pass with consent. Replay
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Hamilton City Council GIC for January 14, 2015
Council spent the day debating the bus lane with four different motions voted down. In short, they didn’t make any decision and lost six hours in the process. Replay
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Hamilton Planning Committee for January 13, 2015
Council’s Planning Committee meets to vote on a 30-storey condo building on the site of the former James Baptist Church. Live video at 9:30am
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TPR Notepad for January 12, 2015
I’m at Public Works Cmte for 9:30am with the alleyway at 14 James North being a story I’m watching. Board of Health meets at 1:30pm, with the focus there being an overview of the Board’s role. I’ll be finishing my preview of tomorrow’s Planning Committee meeting, reading Wednesday’s GIC agenda package, and hopefully get to […]
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Hamilton Public Works Committee for Monday, January 12, 2014
Two business items, two consent items, and one public delegation – that’s the agenda for this cycle’s PW meeting. Live video starts at 9:30am
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EDITORIAL: City Hall Needs "Compensation" for Making Downtown Street Vibrant? The Latest in Red Tape
City Hall can’t see beyond its own internal cubicle walls, resulting in red tape and absurd fees that frustrate, delay, and block new businesses, developments, and get in the way of Hamilton’s revival.
Absurd rules mean even the simplest of good ideas must deal with archaic rules and regulations with costly unexpected fees to “compensate” City Hall for creating economic vitality in Hamilton.