Councillor Farr announced the Global Spectrum and Live Nation are concerned about a downtown casino and will seek financial compensation if one is put downtown. Hamilton City Council is meeting right now for what is/was expected to be a climatic debate on the casino issue. Councillor Sam Merulla is…
Councillor Sam Merulla says City Council has settled upon a new compromise motion on the casino issue and will vote unanimously tomorrow. Merulla made the statement during a media scrum with the only two media outlets present at City Hall during the day today: CHCH and myself. The latest motion…
Hamilton City Council will meet tonight to approve their work of the past two weeks. The agenda appears to be light, and I don’t expect many surprises – Councillors will want to get home at a decent hour in preparation for tomorrow’s casino debate. Live coverage begins at 5pm:…
Council’s committee to decide which “surplus” school properties to purchase, and which City Hall can’t afford to buy meets at 2pm today. As many of the school properties double as the neighbourhood park, the stakes are high for this committee. Live coverage starts at 2pm from Room 264…
Hamilton City Council Meeting of January 23, 2013…
Hamilton City Council met on January 25, 2013 to discuss the 2013 budget. Presenting were agencies and boards that Council is not obligated to fund in front of GIC, including: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Boris Brott Music Festival, Festival of Friends, Hamilton Beach Rescue, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Hamilton, Royal…