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By damonallan (registered) | Posted September 16, 2009 at 06:48:03

Grassroots:

You have to remember that this isn't a poor vs the wealthy scenario. It is about our downtown core. We don't want a poor downtown core. I have all the respect for those that are poor. It is about creating an atmosphere for the right type of Hamilton Brand to flourish. Everyone has a part in this process. We are talking about preceptions that we all buy into and if that is the case, then they are realities and we do not want a downtown to be, or feel poorer than it actually is because at the end of the day when you have people talk about Hamilton, they talk about the negatives such as the core even though we know how many positives really exist. I would look forward to seeing some rezoning of some of the half way houses, group homes and other social institutions. They are far too concentrated in the core. We need to spread these out. Added to the fact that people are still coming here from Toronto because of our social services...

more later...

Damon

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