Resident Pier 8 Appeals Scheduled for Contested Hearing in October
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LPAT encourages all parties to continue negotiations, offers mediation assistance, and sets September 30th as the date for a contested hearing.
OMB/LPAT Pre-Hearing Continuation into Pier 8 Zoning {Live Blog}
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The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly known as the Ontario Municipal Board) continues its pre-hearing into the appeals by Parrish & Heimbecker, Bunge Canada, and Harbour West Neighbours against the City’s zoning changes for the Pier 8 lands to enable the City’s planned residential redevelopment of the lands on Hamilton’s West Harbour.
Hamilton Pier 8 Bid Visuals Released: Wood Frame Buildings, Artist Lofts, Alt Hotel Among Ideas
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The Public Record dives into the limited information released by the City, providing you a summary of what the bidders plan for Pier 8.
VIDEO: Ward 2 Residents Turn Out to Oppose Sale of Discovery Centre
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The first public meeting on City Council’s exploration of selling the Discovery Centre took an unexpected turn as Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr accused residents of having personal issues with him, called a resident his “nemesis”, and to another “some residents are not happy and they will never be” about the Waterfront Trust.
Developer Pitches New Public Library Branch as Part of Hamilton West Harbour Pier 8 Bid
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Hamilton’s Chief Librarian says the Hamilton Public Library is interested in discussing a new library branch with West Harbour developers seeking to win right to buy Pier 8 lands from City.
OMB Will Review Council’s Potential Conflict on Pier 8 as Both Approving Authority and Land Seller
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“The Board does have a public interest function”, Swinkin asserted to the objection of the City’s lawyer. “You may say they [the public] are not here and not appellants, but the Board will serve its public interest function and look out for those interests”.
City plans to transfer two downtown parking lots to CityHousing for affordable housing, will house Jamesville residents
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CityHousing will take possession of two downtown City of Hamilton parking lots to build social housing to replace the townhouses of the existing Jamesville CityHousing in Hamilton’s North End, if a motion authorizing the sale is approved by Council in the coming weeks.
City Says 13 Ontario Teams Bidding for Pier 8 Lands
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All the teams are from Ontario, despite the City spending a significant amount of money sending the Mayor and staff to Europe to seek bids from European firms.
Council Approves Scoring Criteria for West Harbour Pier 8 Sale
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Staff who created the formula says it will ensure community feedback requesting a priority on the design and community benefits of the proposals is given more weight than just the financial offer to the City.
Jason Farr Says Enough Public Washrooms at Pier 8, Wants to Remove Plan for Washrooms as Part of New Pier 8 Park
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In a motion at the West Harbour Development Committee on June 5, Farr calls for the removal of the washroom from the plan. He does not state in his motion where the budget will be relocated.