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Will Hamilton's 'rain tax' survive? (opens the original)
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Weeks before the municipal election, council is poised to once again put off a controversial stormwater fee â derided by critics as a rain tax â that was supposed to be added to residential bills next year. The latest delay opens the door to a new mayor and council scrapping the fee, which is meant to help cover rising infrastructure repair and flood costs linked to climate change. Councillors this week unanimously approved a recommendation to delay the fee until Jan. 1, 2028, a decision
Mayoral candidates field questions at Hamilton Black community debate (opens the original)
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Four mayoral candidates fielded questions about issues affecting the Black community in the city late last week, including housing barriers, opportunities for businesses and trust between police and citizens. Incumbent Andrea Horwath, 2022 runner-up Keanin Loomis, Scarlett Gillespie and Nathalie Xian Yi Yan attended the Thursday forum, hosted at the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association Community Centre. Rob Cooper, the current Ward 8 councillor, did not attend â spurring a disappointed response
How will candidates tackle Hamilton's massive infrastructure deficit? (opens the original)
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When the oldest currently functioning water main in east Hamilton was installed, Abraham Lincoln had just been elected as president of the United States. It was 1860, one year after the cityâs original waterworks system was installed. According to city data, there are 20 water mains of the same age that are currently pumping water throughout the city. A pipe that burst in east Hamilton last year that left some residents with two feet of water in their basements â the second time in seven yea
Hamilton parts ways with chief information security officer (opens the original)
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The city has parted ways with its first chief information security officer just 18 months after he was hired to help lead the response to a major cyberattack on the municipality. Kush Sharma is âno longer an employee of the City of Hamilton,â the city confirmed in a statement. The city declined to answer Spectator questions about why or when Sharma had left the city or whether he was dismissed and cited âprivacy and confidentiality considerations.â Sharma was still listed on the city’s
Councillors ask staff to review fowl rules — again (opens the original)
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Backyard chickens could be back on the menu in Hamilton â and some current chicken-owning scofflaws have gotten a reprieve as a result. Councillors voted 14-1 this week to have staff conduct a further review on permitting chickens and roosters in rural settlement areas â including a jurisdictional scan of regulations in other municipalities, the benefits, challenges and community impacts, as well as input from public health. Additionally, the review would look at regulatory options â and i
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