Elections
Do you believe Hamilton should do more to protect and enhance its built heritage?
Responses to the question: "Do you believe Hamilton should do more to protect and enhance its built heritage?"
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6 Candidate Responses (top)
| Mayor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Baldasaro, Michael | Yes | Yes. The thing is though, the so-called Top Three Candidates, all sat by,
watched and even assisted the destruction of the Centre Mall, turning it into a parking lot. Now those in wheel chairs and/or pushing baby buggies, are forced to navigate around cars and trucks with no sidewalks, in all kinds of weather. All this when we used to do everything inside in what was in reality a Community Centre and shopping mall, all in one. Good luck with this bunch. Their predecessors tore down our original City Hall and 1/2 of Hamilton before they wised up under public scrutiny. So now, according to them, we have nothing to worry about. We are in good hands. The blind leading the blind. |
| Butt, Ejaz | Yes | Yes |
| Eisenberger, Fred | Yes | |
| Lavigne, Crystal | No | I do not think that everything needs to be declared 'heritage'. |
| McHattie, Brian | Yes | I do, and I have taken the lead on making this the case in Hamilton including the work on the heritage Register, which has lead to the protection of 1000 properties in the downtown. We need to tackle the remaining list of 7000 identified properties, not to mention others that may not yet be on the list. We simply have to protect what we have left. |
| Pattison, Michael A. | Yes | Yes I do. Not only does preserving heritage show the strength, determination and history of a city. It gives us the right to use our creativity wisely, with unknown parameters for re-use. Aging infrastructure can be addressed at the same time. New tax bases can be created.
Yet we must understand not all heritage is worthy of saving. That is the fine line that needs to be drawn. This is where I step in and state that just because a building could/can not be saved due to neglect, natural erosion etc. These are the times we need to honour our heritage. There are ways to reintroduce certain elements of the old into the new. Possibly give Hamiltonians the right to purchase objects and materials for their own home. Is there an upcoming project somewhere in the vicinity that can use parts of this heritage building? As a creative tool in design or practical application? This is what makes Hamilton special, we have been around for a long time, we have been handy for a long time and our creativity has never been more engaged! Thank-you to RAISE THE HAMMER for your insightful questions that give the right to show Hamiltonians our visions and insights on how our city should be governed. VOTE. Hamilton. VOTE. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 5 | 83.3% |
| No | 1 | 16.7% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
6 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Mayor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Clancy, Mike | ||
| Clark, Brad | ||
| Francis, Warrand | ||
| Iamonico, Nick | ||
| Ryerson, Phil | ||
| Tavares, Ricky | ||
