Hamilton City Council is starting their day in closed session debating the renaming of Copps, and the costly Red Hill Valley Parkway lawsuit. They’ll come out of camera for the decision votes on each. Following this, they’ll continue debating the 2014 budget.…
City Council’s starts their 2014 Operating Budget deliberations today with Board and Agency presentations.The current 2014 tax increase projection is 1.8%. Presenting today are: Conversation Halton, Hamilton Conservation Authority, Grand River Conservation Authority, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, Hamilton Public Library, and the Hamilton Police Service. The conservation…
Bernie Morelli’s death will loom large over the January Police Services Board meeting. Morelli was the most experienced member of the Board and was the Chair until his death a week ago.Morelli’s term as Chair was ending and the Police Services Board was scheduled to elect a…
Hamilton’s Pan-Am Stadium is over 50% complete and on-time, say TO2015 officials in a report to City Council’s Stadium Sub-Committee.The report states crews are working extended hours and six days a week to complete the stadium for it’s summer 2014 opening for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats season.…
Hamilton Police are searching for a man in his late 20s who is the suspect in a West Hamilton stabbing late Saturday evening. Staff Sergeant Gary Thompson says a 30-year-old woman is in hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries from multiple stab wounds. The stabbing occurred behind the Hasty Market on…
Council’s Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee will receive updates from City staff on plans for better signage, validated parking, changes to Market governance, the 2014 staff work plan for the Market, and how the Market will market itself in 2014.The meeting begins at 2pm.…
The designation of 18-22 King Street East and 24-28 King Street East, the buildings owned by the Blanchard group facing Gore Park, is today’s top agenda item for the Municipal Heritage Committee.City Council voted in December to pursue designation of the buildings, over the objections of the owner,…
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BeBg9X8CcAAKNSd.jpg)Bernie MorelliWard 3 Councillor Bernie Morelli died peacefully Tuesday night, surrounded by his family.Many paid tribute to the long-time and influential Ward 3 Councillor on Wednesday. The City provided…