OLT Allows for Artificial Relocation of Wetland near Hamilton Airport
OLT accepts development expert testimony that new artificial wetland will be beneficial for the environment - a decision that could matter in other cases.
The Ontario Land Tribunal's approval of a wetland removal/relocation near Hamilton's airport is significant - and it could foreshadow what could happen in the 140 Garner Road marsh OLT hearing that is scheduled for 2026.
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Now on CanLII
A very noteworthy Ontario Land Tribunal decision permitting the relocation of a portion of wetland for development near Hamilton's airport. [I've put this into my writing queue, but not sure when I'll get that far down my to-do list] #yhmcc #HamOnt
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Bonus Friday MMI piece! In "The Quiet Death of the Investor Condo? MURBs May Change the Game," we show how a tax change transforms housing construction, kills pre-construction condo financing, and makes "missing middle" housing a reality.
Read here: www.missingmiddleini...
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There are some other great models out there- hopefully a more sustainable one will be in place soon! Have a great day!
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Whether that parkland or development charge per unit fee is rolled into someone’s mortgage, or financed by a developer through a lender, it’s costing us all too much and in
more than just in our bank accounts.
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Regardless of tenure type, the way parkland and infrastructure are funded in Ontario and the resulting billions of dollars in unspent municipal reserves is a major contributor to the ongoing housing crisis.
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Amortize the cost $10,000/unit in a 25 year mortgage for a first time homebuyer, or any buyer for that matter, and we’re not so sure anyone is “winning”, not even the City!
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Hamilton only collected $23,346 in development charges in February - meaning Hamilton effectively had no new housing construction in that month.
[The data underlying this chart - month DC collection - is not part of the City's "award winning" open data program] #yhmcc #HamOnt
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$197,500 per unit and the City wants “Affordable” units in developments for free.
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