The length of time this parcel of land has sat empty and unused is unbelievable. I understand the rail yards concern about noise and vibration, but there are many residences in the area, and used to be an entire housing complex before it was shuttered.
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Housing crisis and empty boarded up homes for over a decade? Shame on us. It reminds me of the boarded up homes when McMaster University wanted to build the proposed Lincoln Alexander student residence on Main St. Delayed for years.
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We desperately need this to be fixed. We need this housing in our community.
This dormant eye sore, that once housed so many families is now a health risk,as many junkies sleep in there and shoot up. It is unsafe to walk by, it attracts everything you don't want in your neighborhood.
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The lack of housing in Hamilton is a crucial issue and this site has been stymied for long enough Residents were forced out beginning in 2015. Building needs to commence immediately. The site is currently a disaster zone.
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Hello I would not like the zoning changed. The area is already zoned as Urban Area and zoned DE/S-65 (Low Density Multiple Dwellings District) in City of Hamilton Zoning By-law No 6593 and the which fills the neighborhood quite a bit.
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Hi the housing units in question have been on that land for at least 30years .it wasn't a problem for all those years until empty,. What on earth is the problem noise, fumes, ? 30 years CN was there all along, same today ..we need housing...
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I support the proposed Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) for 405 James Street North in Hamilton.
This redevelopment supports key provincial priorities:
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This Hamilton project has been planned for years, and the project was going ahead until CN objected with a maybe someone in the future would complain about their shunting yard, which is blocks away and masked by being below grade. For years, residents living near the tracks never complained.
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The negotiations between CN Rail and the City of Hamilton have had ample opportunity to come to a successful conclusion. Hanging in the balance is an entire neighbourhood of affordable and deeply affordable family homes in a time when Hamilton is literally in crisis with affordable housing.
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Dear Minister Flack,
Please assist Hamilton with desperately needed affordable housing.
It is extremely difficult as a resident to see so many vulnerable citizens who would great benefit from affordable housing. Please issue the MZO to help Hamilton restore the Janesville housing project.
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Please issue an MZO to get this project moving.
Hamilton is in desperate need of affordable housing. Housing stood on this exact location for decades until previous terms of Council allowed it to fall into disrepair. Now CN has been stalling the project for far too long.
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I am a resident living directly across the street from the abandoned Jamesville complex. For the past 10 years, this four-block site has sat empty, neglected, and underutilized.
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