Comment 14752

By nobrainer (registered) | Posted November 29, 2007 at 14:14:46

Check out this CATCH report:

hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=201

According to Paul Mallard, the city's planning director, "We’re well below market and we’re not recovering anywhere near what our costs are in terms of processing."

Of course, after a single letter from the home builders association council voted last night to hold off on raising development fees.

Why? Maybe this will help explain:

"When Clark presented a motion that Hamilton charge the same rate as Burlington, Maria Pearson responded by suggesting to staff that the higher fees perhaps should first be discussed at the city’s standing liaison committee with the Hamilton Halton Homebuilders Association.

"'I apologize because I missed a few of those meetings, but I don’t know when the next meeting is,' she said. 'Whether you’d like to keep them in the loop of knowing what’s happening, and I’m just wondering if there’s anyway we can get this information out to them or – what’s staffs feeling on it, let’s put in that way.'"

Better make sure to talk to the stakeholders before making such an important decision.

Why not the same courtesy or accountability when dealing with transit? Oh yeah, people who ride the bus don't finance election campaigns.

Fixing Hamilton's problems is a no-brainer

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