2010
Welcome back for 2010. I hope you are either well rested or are getting a break very soon.
Already this year Council has been active, gearing up for the city's first Great Hamilton Toy Trade Fair in Garden Place this Sunday (24 January). The fair is for children to sell or trade toys no longer in use – anything from dolls and books, to video games and trading cards. The fair is part of the “Summer in Garden Place” line up of activities in the city centre this summer.
Our traffic signal boxes are never going to look the same with the launch of a new community art initiative – Adopt-a-Box on this Saturday 23 January. The launch will be held from 10am-1pm on the corner of Grey and Clyde Streets in Hamilton East.
A lightening strike about midnight on Thursday at the city’s water treatment plant affected water supply in parts of the city. Staff very quickly brought the plant back on line, even though there was a loss all power and communication for a period of time.
Despite such extraordinary weather and the recent rain we are still at Level 2 water restrictions. The restrictions are in place to help us at work and at home to manage the sustainabily of this precious resource. Thanks to those already conserving water. | 
