A landowners group, among those who delegated at a special planning committee, are speaking out in favor of the Ford government's plan to build on former protected lands.
“The majority of people are against us going…out of the Greenbelt, but where is our side?” Bristol said.Meanwhile, Kathy Roberts said she and her husband bought their Garner Road West property in 1973, and is stunned by the criticism she and others have received over the years for their opposition of the 2016 decision.
Hamilton councillors and Mayor Andrea Horwath listened to over 30 delegates during last week’s committee meeting inside Marritt Hall.The Ancaster session saw a majority of attendees and others joining virtually to urge councillors to fight the land removal, citing that some parcels are environmentally sensitive and could precipitate loss of species, food insecurity and negatively affect stormwater management.
He says “due diligence” was undertaken by his office after the city voted unanimously seven years ago to include the Book Road lands in the Greenbelt.
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