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Challenges of Massive Residential Development:
Many
of you may remember the arguments I raised time and time again about
the need to get on with the approvals for new roadways to facilitate
the extra 6,500 new residential units approved by the province under
OPA 28. My concern has always been that we would get the
development without the roads. Never a truer word was spoken; in
fact, most recently, we have two prime examples of Developers trying to
push for their housing without the new roadways.
Currently
the City of Hamilton is fighting that development so that it does not
circumvent the process. Fortunately we are in a strong position
to fight these attempts, because my earlier concerns were listened to
at Hamilton Council regarding the need for new roadways. The
planning for the Waterdown Aldershot and East West expansions were
endorsed by Public Works and later Council which now allows us the
ability to fend off the pressures of this growth. In doing this,
we are able to adhere to the Cabinet decision which stated we needed to
resolve the transportation roadways to accommodate the growth. By
following the directive laid out by the province, we legally can stave
off an industry bent on circumventing the regulations. Special
thanks must go to a brilliant lawyer at the City of Hamilton, Art
Zuidema, for his erudition of this issue. Legal resolutions on
these issues can be viewed at www.margaretmccarthy.ca under Issues.
Example 1
Example 2
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