This article, from April 1, contains a City release outlining upcoming priorities of the budget, as well as a financial breakdown.
Hamilton City Council will be adopting a $1.6 billion gross operating budget and a net tax operating budget of $955 million. This budget came in 04. percent lower than what was estimated this past January.
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Continue reading “City Council adopts 2021 tax supported operating budget”This article, from March 25, has details on proposed multi-modal transportation investments in the 2021 budget.
The City of Hamilton is making increased investments to multi-modal transportation infrastructure around the city, with an investment of $2.74 million in cycling infrastructure and an increased investment in Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations.
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Continue reading “Increased investments in multi-modal transportation infrastructure proposed for 2021 budget”This article, from March 11, has details on the Ward 8 Complete Streets survey, which is now live via Engage Hamilton.
The Ward 8 Office is excited to announce that the Ward 8 Complete Streets survey is now live via Engage Hamilton portal.
This project is specifically focused on improving safety and operations along residential and collector streets in Ward 8 only – arterial roads will not be a part of this project since they are already under consideration as part of the ongoing Complete Livable Better Streets Design Manual Project.
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Continue reading “Ward 8 Complete Streets Survey Now Live!”This article, from March 5, has details on the first carbon-negative bus in the HSR fleet – as well as the first in Ontario.
The City of Hamilton, in partnership with Enbridge Gas Partners, have announced that the first renewable natural gas (RNG) fuelled bus in Ontario has hit the streets.
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Continue reading “City of Hamilton to Fuel Ontario’s First Carbon-Negative Bus”This article, from February 9, has details about an upcoming environmental assessment to be conducted on a stretch of U. Wellington b/t Stone Church and Limeridge.
The last remaining section of Upper Wellington Street that has not been upgraded or urbanized will be undergoing an environmental assessment looking for improvements between Limeridge Road West & Stone Church Road East.
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Continue reading “Upper Wellington St. Environmental Assessment taking shape”This article from January 19 contains details of upcoming construction projects in the Bonnington & Southam Neighbourhood of Ward 8.
Residents in parts of the Bonnington and Southam neighbourhoods will be receiving improved municipal services as part of the City of Hamilton’s ongoing upgrades to infrastructure. The project is slated to begin this spring.
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Continue reading “Project Notice for Residents in Bonnington and Southam Neighbourhoods”This article, from January 8, has details about the City of Hamilton’s Land Needs Assessment survey.
The City is asking residents to weigh in on the future of their city by providing input and feedback on Hamilton’s future growth plans; where the city is expected to welcome over 230,000 new residents and 122,000 new jobs by the year 2051.
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Continue reading “Now is Your Chance to Weigh In On the City’s Future Growth Planning”This article, from December 28, has information on how the City of Hamilton clears its streets and how you can track the plow.
With the city receiving its first solid accumulation of snow this past week, you’ll start to see more City of Hamilton trucks, tractors, and bobcats clearing your neighbourhood in the coming months.
With that in mind, the Ward 8 Office wanted to share information about some Frequently Asked Questions residents may have when it comes to clearing streets after snowstorms, and share a site that tracks Hamilton’s plows in realtime.
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Continue reading “City of Hamilton Plow Tracker”This article, from December 21, has information about the 2021 Capital Budget.
City Council has approved the 2021 Tax Supported Capital Budget. Council’s approval supports an overall 2021 capital budget of $484.4M. The increase in capital funding from property taxes equates to an increase in the operating budget of 0.4 per cent or $3.6M, an increase of $13 per year on an average household.
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Continue reading “Hamilton City Council Approves 2021 Tax Supported Capital Budget”This article, from December 9, contains details on the City Auditor’s Accessible Transportation Services audit.
The City Auditor has released their findings from the Accessible Transportation Services (ATS) eligibility audit with the Public Works Committee.
In November 2019, the Public Works Committee requested the City
Auditor to complete an accessible transportation services eligibility
audit.
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