Hamilton city council is set to vote next week on the draft plan and zoning bylaw for the Pier 8 development after both were approved by the planning committee.
It’s another step in the development of nine blocks of condos and commercial space along the Waterfront which could add housing for 1,500 people to the area.
Herman Turkstra, a lawyer, North End resident and former member of Hamilton’s Board of Control in the 1970s, is worried that the plan will be “rubber stamped” by Hamilton city council on May 24.
Turkstra is one of several who offered his views on the development at Tuesday’s planning committee meeting.
“The committee decided to pay no attention to what the neighbourhood associations said,” Turkstra said.
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The Waterfront neighbours are concerned about the impact of construction, including the noise and mess, not to mention and additional population of 1,500.
Turkstra said he left the meeting “feeling thoroughly discouraged because it’s not the quality of leadership we’re entitled to.”
Turkstra said all Hamiltonians should head down to the bay area and take a look at Pier 8, then ask themselves if this development is the best use of the last portion of waterfront space in the city.
Turkstra predicts the plan could wind up in front of the Ontario Municipal Board.
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