One resident says new developments in Kingston, Ont., are ruining the city's historic downtown core. Others say it's new projects will be enhancements.
Stuart Hult, whose family has been rooted in Kingston since the 1800s, is alarmed by the changes he sees in the city’s historic core. Hult says he feels “sick to stomach” every time he drives downtown.
“These buildings are obtrusive, they’re taking away our horizon, they raise temperatures in urban settings,” Hult says. “Putting up high-rent apartments is not going to provide attainable housing.”“Getting the variances on Princess Street from the last IN8 development was the first stepping stone to the further ruination of Queen’s Street and that,” he adds.
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