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Saturday February 11, 2012

February 11, 2012 by Graeme MacKay

By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator, Saturday February 11, 2012

Board trustees want to hear Hamilton’s Education Centre plan

The public school board hasn’t closed the door on keeping its headquarters downtown.

Several trustees said Thursday they are open to hearing a plan that would allow its Education Centre to remain in the core. But it’s still too soon to know if the city can bring a feasible — and financially realistic — option to the table.

“We’re still waiting to hear from the city with regard to the motion that was brought forward by Jason Farr last night, so we have no idea what the intent is or how they would help us out,” said board chair Tim Simmons. “It’s really too early to go there.”

City council backed a motion Wednesday night to officially petition the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board to locate its new headquarters in a second tower to the south of City Hall.

Farr, the downtown councillor behind the motion, acknowledged the pitch is coming late in the game, with the board having already decided on the former Crestwood school grounds on the Mountain as the preferred site for its new home.

Nonetheless, “now is better than never.”

“Things do happen last minute and better deals do come along. This very well might be one,” he said. “I still think there’s an opportunity.”

Farr is hopeful city staff can come up with a plan that would allow the board to build the new tower within its $31-million budget. The partnership would also include an “extremely cheap” long-term land lease.

In order to boost the downtown economy and keep the board’s 400 workers in the core, “we’re willing to make adjustments and concessions,” Farr said. (Source: Hamilton Spectator) 

 

Posted in: Hamilton Tagged: architecture, best before, board, centre, city hall, Demolition, education, Hamilton, HWDSB, marble, photography, trustees, Universal style

Thursday June 15, 2006

June 15, 2006 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator Ð Thursday June 15, 2006 Council Votes to Demolish the Lister Block Judgment day has arrived for Hamilton's Lister Block. Councillors voted Wednesday night to demolish the building to make way for a $30-million office building with a replicated facade. The majority of councillors supported the demolition request by the Labourers' International Union of North America and partner Hi-Rise Group. The wild card, however, remains in the province's hands. Councillor Brian McHattie has asked the government to intervene and designate the Lister as a provincial heritage building. The Minister of Culture plans to weigh in now that council has voted. (Source: Hamilton Spectator) Hamilton, heritage, Lister Block, preservation, Brian McHattie, Demolition

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday June 15, 2006

Council Votes to Demolish the Lister Block

Judgment day has arrived for Hamilton’s Lister Block.

Councillors voted Wednesday night to demolish the building to make way for a $30-million office building with a replicated facade.

ListerBlockThe majority of councillors supported the demolition request by the Labourers’ International Union of North America and partner Hi-Rise Group.

The wild card, however, remains in the province’s hands.

Councillor Brian McHattie has asked the government to intervene and designate the Lister as a provincial heritage building. The Minister of Culture plans to weigh in now that council has voted. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)

 

Posted in: Hamilton Tagged: Brian McHattie, Demolition, Hamilton, heritage, Lister Block, preservation

Thursday March 22, 2001

March 22, 2001 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday March 22, 2001

Demolish Hamilton City Hall: report

Municipal bureaucrats are recommending Hamilton councillors tear down City Hall and build a $74-million replacement.

At a time taxpayers are faced with a $2-billion bill to replace Hamilton’s crumbling sewer and water system, civil servants have suggested demolishing the 40-year-old downtown municipal building.

But councillors are already balking at the idea that is certain to draw a political firestorm.

“It would be impossible to sell,” said Flamborough Councillor Dave Braden.

“That doesn’t mean it’s wrong.”

Said Ward 4’s Sam Merulla: “They are dreaming in technicolour. Any expenditure of that nature is incredibly absurd at this stage of the game. I won’t even entertain the possibility of discussing that issue.”

A draft report on the new city’s accommodation needs shown to a council sub-committee recommends flattening the eight-storey building and erecting a new structure on the same site.

Staff rate the $74-million solution as the best of six options they looked at for accommodating the city’s 1,000-plus office workers.

They say it is the most economical over the long term.

The cheapest option comes in at about $37 million and involves moving staff out to various locations around the new city and continuing to lease space downtown.(The Hamilton Spectator)

 

Posted in: Hamilton Tagged: architecture, city hall, Demolition, fan, Hamilton, hamilton city hall, money, spending, waste

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