Hamilton's committee of the whole has decided there are too many unanswered questions for the city to go ahead with a suggested public-private partnership to build a new City Hall. The issue will go back to the accommodation subcommittee.

Ward 1 Councillor Marvin Caplan says it may appear politicians "are dithering" about whether to replace a building that needs repairs and is too small to house all 1,200 city staff.

But he and other councillors want more time and cost estimates before deciding whether to make repairs and improvements that could cost $40 million, to lease or buy a different building or to enter a public-private partnership to have a new city hall built.

Mayor Bob Wade says he's as appalled as anyone at the $40 million needed to retrofit city hall but there appear to be no other workable proposals.

The councillors tabled the results of a preliminary proposal from private developers to build a new city hall on the existing site and in other locations. Source.

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