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Hamilton, Ontario
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Viv Saunders retweeted
Necessary Social Infrastructure or reelection slush fund war two discretionary Capital fund has sparked criticism
bayobserver.ca/necessary-soc… #Hamont #BurlON #Ward2 #CKroetsch
I'm convinced most people are unaware that the $572 million comes with an agreement to fund about another $500 million with local taxpayer's fund PLUS an untold amount for ALL the DC exemptions for 3 years.
Mayor shifts gears, says property tax hikes can be kept below inflation after the election bayobserver.ca/mayor-shifts-… #Hamont #BurlON #Election2026 #AndreaHorwath
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I have no idea how many garbage cans are in Beasley Park which are already being emptied but another $1000+ per month to empty new ones seems a big rich to me ?. TBD at Public Works on Monday:
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This is extremely disappointing to read & conditions should be concerning. 40% of the units were larger 2 & 3 bedroom housing & over 60% of Ph1 were sold. Large blow to our downtown & those that purchased.
Corktown residential highrise scrapped as Hamilton condominium market slumps thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
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I'm completely at a loss to understand these numbers & this article? 9% of our city's pop is about 54K ppl. All of W2 pop is @ 37K, so there's no way 9% of pop is located in that 300 acre area ?? Also, area reps .1% of city. 12% of crimes in .1% area IMHO needs attention.
Statistics suggest downtown isn’t significantly more dangerous, but Hamilton’s core struggles to shake unsafe reputation thespec.com/news/crime/stati…
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$634,000 / unit (studios and 1 bedroom with no private outdoor space) ! Whoa! How is the cost to build with public funds so much higher than the for-profit condo sales market?
City Housing opens 82 units of affordable housing at Queenston Traffic Circle
bayobserver.ca/city-housing-…
#Hamont #BurlON #AffordableHousing
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Perplexed why Councillors would oppose demolition of 85 Catharine when it is clearly part of a bigger picture redevelopment of whole parking lot which will eventually provide more housing than the SFH
#HamOnt councillors divided over developer requests to tear down boarded-up homes cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/…
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Viv Saunders retweeted
Opinion | We shouldn’t have to chose between compassion or safety
#HamOnt 👉 thespec.com/opinion/contribu…
If our libraries are becoming de facto shelters, we need to acknowledge that reality and equip them as such.
Thanks Cameron. Do you recall when this came before Council? Was it during the budget or some other Committee meeting?
Good news for Ward 1 and 2 residents who have been asking for extended hours for bylaw officers to respond to noise complaints in the late evening and early morning hours. @ward1wilson and I have been meeting with staff about this for a while. Really glad to see this. #HamOnt
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I think this opinion is shared by many. I would not however, it appears no $6m in savings were found. Looks like $6m in additional property tax revenue from assessment growth was added in. thespec.com/opinion/contribu…
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I'm fairly certain, that due to the uniqueness of the legislation re Police Services proposed budgets & exclusion of PSB under @AndreaHorwath Strong Mayors powers, a separate process is mandatory @cityofhamilton
#HamOnt The @cityofhamilton has released the proposed 2025 Tax Budget.
This reflects Hamilton’s commitment to municipal programs and services that matter most to residents and businesses.
A full overview of the proposed Budget is available at Hamilton.ca/budget2025
2025 Tax Budget Key Dates
January 20,2025 – Public Delegations
January 23, 2025 – Tax (Operating and Capital) Budget Overview
January 28, 2025 – Boards and Agencies Presentations
January 29, 2025 – Healthy and Safe Communities Department Budget Presentation
January 30, 2025 – Corporate Services Department and City Manager’s Office Budget Presentations
January 31, 2025 – Planning and Economic Development Department and Public Works Department Budget Presentations
February 7, 2025 – Budget Consideration
February 12 to March 9, 2025 – Estimated Tax (Operating and Capital) Budget Adoption (Council Meeting)
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Fwiw, Guelph did a great job explaining the 2 step process and which budgets the Mayor, or Council or local boards have authority over guelph.ca/city-hall/budget-a…
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Mayor @CamGuthrie, are you able to please share what the final costs were for the social housing project at 11 Shelldale? Its not clear with the various sources of funding but I think it was @ $11.3M for 32 studio units and @960k / year for operating wrap around supports. ??
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Were there any variances here @JohnPaulDanko .... or are you stating you personally screwed up when you approved the ADU parameters? FWIW, looks acceptable to me
Interesting that there is now a Toronto based investment property owner campaign to support giant eighteen-foot-tall secondary dwelling units in #HamOnt.
I wonder how many would be OK with this monstrosity in their own backyard?
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I'm confused. Can you please clarify? Are you saying questioning character of Councillors in Chambers during a delegation is allowed?
No one is questioning your volunteer work. Residents, however, have every right to question your character, or mine, especially when lives are on the line. It's essential that the public is free to be critical. Elected office is uncomfortable. That's a good thing. #HamOnt
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How so? Does the change include a change to when reports are made public? If not, neither Council nor the public will have more time to read or be provided with more notice to delegate
That’s a good thing. Many, including you and I, have bemoaned the issue of incredibly short turn around times on some reporting due to the old schedule. This way, the public will have more notice to delegate after seeing a report. I hope it leads to more engagement.
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I think this is a good relocation plan. Can u confirm though @CameronKroetsch plan deviates significantly from Council approved bylaw effective 2025 re 1. Gap payments much lower and 2. Returning tenants pay market rents (not current rent) in new units once completed?
After years of uncertainty, tenants of a Hamilton low-rise complex slated for partial demolition have secured a relocation plan from their landlord.
thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Teviah Moro reports | @TeviahMoro
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