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City Hall wants five new staff to keep up with building permits
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By Matthew Van Dongen
City hall apparently can't keep up with Hamilton's building boom.
The city planning committee will consider a request this morning to hire five more building services employees for about $500,000 to deal with a growing backlog of building permits.
The proposed hires would be paid for out of a dedicated building reserve and wouldn't affect the tax budget, according to a city report.
Other items on the agenda include an Ontario Municipal Board appeal by Shopper's Drug Mart which alleges the city has dragged its feet dealing with official plan amendments for a proposed Dundurn Street development.