City Asking for Public Input on Secondary Plan Principles for Urban Expansion Areas
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City asking what principles should guide Secondary Plans in urban boundary expansion areas.
Deadline for comment: May 26
Joey’s Notepad: The Court Challenge on Hamilton Urban Boundary
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Notes on the arguments in the legal docs.
BRIEF: Ancaster Village Heritage Advocates Say Premier Ford’s Zoning “Will Destroy Ancaster Village”
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Ancaster’s heritage advocates worried making Ancaster’s community node part of city-wide density targets will cause the Old Village’s destruction.
Hamilton Council’s Planning Committee to Hold Final Vote on Urban Boundary Freeze May 17th
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark calls freezing the urban boundary “anti-housing.” He can overturn Council’s decision.
Hamilton City Council Says Provincial Planning Changes will Cost Hamilton Taxpayers More, Harm Housing Approvals.
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“The More Homes for Everyone Act should really be renamed the More Money from Campaign Donors Act,” says Ward 8 Hamilton City Councillor John-Paul Danko.
Joey’s Notepad: Mayor Eisenberger Responds to MPP Skelly on Urban Boundary
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Mayor says to CHCH’s Morning Live says local control of planning is better for Hamilton than the Province dictating boundary expansion. Talks truck routes as well.
“Anti-Housing”: Ontario’s Conservative Government Calls Hamilton Boundary Freeze
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Hamilton MPP Donna Skelly (Flamborough-Glanbrook) asked the Minister to comment on Hamilton City Council “pushing an anti-housing and anti-growth ideology.”
Vote Against Urban Boundary Expansion Reveals Change in Municipal Politics Power Balance
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For as long as anyone can remember, the development industry’s interests have always won at Council.
Now, online mobilization and membership lists are changing that.
Hamilton’s Urban Boundary Debate on TVO’s The Agenda
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Key highlights of the discussion between Councillors Lloyd Ferguson, John-Paul Danko, Lily Noble of Stop Sprawl Hamilton, and Mike Collin-Williams of the Homebuilders.
Hamilton Urban Boundary Debate Delayed to November 9
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City staff tell Environment Hamilton they need more time to complete their comparative analysis and evaluation of the impacts of freezing the urban boundary. City staff ruled out freezing the urban boundary in their initial studies and recommendations.