Deerhunter I appreciate you thoughts and analysis but there are still some concerns to the points you addressed to counter my comments. I believe that I may be confused with the cable issue. Are you saying that it is a good location for cable providers or is it a good location because there is cable there for people in the area?
Here are some excerpts from the Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Plan pertaining to the airport lands and environmental requirements;
[i]3.1.4.7.8 As part of the comprehensive amendment process the City shall complete background studies and conduct
community planning and public consultation processes, including the establishment of a community liaison committee. The background studies and public consultation processes shall assist in identifying the types and layout of
future employment land uses, determining land supply and infrastructure requirements, and developing community growth management policies and designations. More specifically, the background studies shall include the
following:
b) Environmental Impact Statements
pertaining to the Natural Heritage
System as required by applicable
Official Plan and provincial policies;
3.1.4.9 In addition to the above, the City shall also prepare a secondary plan concurrently with, or immediately following, the approval of the comprehensive amendment. Through this secondary plan, the following additional
requirements will be required:
a) Sub-watershed plans and secondary
plan policies/designations related to
the protection and/or management of
natural heritage features and functions, including the management
objectives for storm water
infrastructure;
d) Completion of Class Environmental
Assessments for major urban
servicing infrastructure deemed to be
essential to commencement or
completion of development of all or
part of SPA 9 lands;[/i]
Also
3.1.5.3 Require that Area Municipal Official
Plans include policies which provide
opportunities for the revitalization of
declining industrial areas.
I have to ask about this point as well;
“Ironically, the more runoff, the more fish make it up that far…the creeks and ponds surrounding the airport are full of Northern Pike and Largemouth Bass as well as Perch during wet years.”
Are you saying that fish will benefit from runoff that contains oil, gas, salt, sand, cigarette butts etc or am I misinterpreting?
I by no means am an environmentalist but I stand by my point that environmental issues have the potential to be a very contentious issue.
And as I stated earlier, Anyone can appeal to the OMB. Does not matter if you own land near the proposed location, or live near the proposed location, I am just saying we can’t anticipate no appeals.