The Public Record | Hamilton's Civic Affairs News Site (https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/series/ontario-municipal-board-hamilton-ward-boundary-review-liveblogs/page/2/)
The Public Record’s liveblog coverage and analysis of the Ontario Municipal Board’s review of Hamilton City Council’s ward boundaries.
Council thinks their settlement means maintenance of the status-quo; instead their self-dealing has created the conditions for their defeat at the OMB.
The new proposal is a modification of existing boundaries, maintaining 15 wards similar to the existing boundaries with the old City / suburb boundary remaining in place as a defining feature.
City Council voted during their Wednesday Council meeting to approve “minutes of settlement” with one of the party’s appealing against Council’s gerrymandering of ward boundaries.
The settlement is not yet public, pending “final execution”.
Today’s pre-hearing will finalize the “issues list” and witnesses that each party will be able to call to testify during the hearing.
I’ll be liveblogging from the hearing starting at 10am.
The Ontario Municipal Board is hearing an appeal registered by two citizens against Council’s gerrymandering of Ward Boundaries. This is a pre-hearing, which serves to identify parties, issues, and set dates for the full hearing.