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The property is presently designated to be zoned Mixed Use Medium (C5) with a height limit of 22 metre, but close to a GO Station, and on a major arterial road. There are existing 14 and 21 storey buildings across the street from the property.
John Mykytyshyn says he’ll make Dundas its own City Council ward again; The Public Record analyzes what Mykytyshyn will need to do to fulfill this promise. This is the first in our series of deep dives into the 2018 Hamilton Municipal Election Issues.
Hamilton’s LRT project is facing many new road blocks as City Hall mismanagement of the HSR, and Hamilton’s rising rental costs are combining to build new opposition to the project. Was Andrea Horwath reflecting this in her LRT comments last week?
The City of Hamilton’s Elections Manager Tony Fallis states in emails to City Councillors that the City of Hamilton will be issuing a public statement later today regarding “inaccuracies” in our recent article about the City’s attempts to hire Elections Day staff and pay them less than minimum wage.
The vacancy will come with approximately 120 days until the municipal election, meaning Council must fill the seat – a look at the rules and why Russ Powers is a likely choice.
Election Assistants will be paid $160 for 12 hours work on election day, and two hours of training in advance – a rate of $12.31 per hour if they get an unpaid lunch, $11.42 if they don’t get a lunch break.
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 Contributor Rob Fiedler looks at how changes to the Planning Act and implementation of the LPAT influenced the major changes to the final Downtown Secondary Plan
Keesmaat is looking for her first project, the City is looking for a partner, $9.51-million is already on the table – plus the value of the land – as the municipal contribution, planning approvals are effectively guaranteed, the City already has policies in place to waive application and development charge fees.
Lime Ridge Mall owner Cadillac Fairview wants to create a restaurant district as part of their redevelopment of the former Sears store that anchored the north side of Hamilton’s largest indoor shopping centre.