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Do you support an expanded role for Hamilton to provide more affordable housing? If so, what should Hamilton do?
Responses to the question: "Do you support an expanded role for Hamilton to provide more affordable housing? If so, what should Hamilton do?"
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5 Candidate Responses (top)
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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Allen, Jason | Yes | The city needs to take a lead in encouraging developers to build more affordable units in their buildings, as well as the city needs to acquire and operate more affordable housing units. Inclusionary zoning, along with incentives would be an effective way to not only require developers to build more of these units, but to also provide a 'what's in it for me' for them to engage in meaningful participation in the building of affordable housing, vs. strictly just adhering to the letter of the law. |
| Greco, Tony | No | Yes. Hamilton should take advantage of the many properties which are currently under utilized. In a lot of cases, these properties are downtown, the structures are in good shape and they are close to transit. It would be preferable to give financial incentives to create affordable housing, rather than to construct new purpose built housing. This will provide much needed revitalization throughout the city. I am also in favour of having new housing developments include more affordable housing in the mix.
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| Johnson, Aidan | Yes | Creating a diversity of neighbourhoods with mixed housing is a key way to build an inclusive and vibrant city. I will support zoning by-laws that require a proportion of new housing developments to be affordable to low-income families. I will encourage the City to continue to look at evidence-based practices for reducing homelessness as it implements the 10-year action plan for reducing homeless. (Introducing a Mental Health Strategy in Hamilton is one key way to combat the many negative effects of homelessness, given the disproportionate impact of mental illness on our homeless / street-involved communities.)
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| Rosen, Ira | Yes | I believe there are many opportunities in collaborating with private investors and developers In the near future. One possibility would be to include low income housing in student purpose built rentals there are several proposals presently and with a future McMaster University development in the downtown this would be something worthy of serious conversation. In addition, there are many homes in the Ainslie Wood area that might be past the point of repair these could be used for new low income housing developments.
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| Shaw, Sandy | Yes | Hamilton and Ward 1 are poised to see many developments over the next few years. But we do not need just any development.
Market driven housing development has failed to produce adequate affordable options for Hamiltonians. Making real progress in affordable housing requires many approaches. Introducing an exclusionary zoning by-law, which requires all new housing developments to include a percentage of affordable housing, is an example of a tool a city can use. Affordable housing needs to be improved and new stock needs to be added to the mix in order to reduce the wait lists that currently exist. Safe, adequate and affordable housing stock can be developed and integrated into the fabric of our communities. Another such way is the co-op housing model that has existed in the downtown Toronto area where housing is based on a geared to income basis. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 4 | 80.0% |
| No | 1 | 20.0% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
1 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Ward 01 | ||
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| Lewis, Brian | ||
