In The News
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Airport Lands Plan Grounded for Councillors
July 8, 2010 - Politicians heard this week the net revenue the city will get from the Airport Employment Growth District will be sliced from $66 million to $52 million, according to the city’s financial analysis. In addition, the promise of good paying jobs has been halved from close to 49,000 to 24,360, with a number of those people employed in warehousing, and the hoped-for Niagara to Greater Toronto Corridor is now dead, putting at risk the airport’s much vaunted multi-modal marketing point.
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Aerotropolis plan doesn't fly for some
July 6, 2010 - Council members want more information about how the aerotropolis district will affect what we eat, what taxes we'll pay and how we'll get around the city. The economic development and planning committee heard a consultant's report yesterday that left some councillors digging for more information. "It seemed to be more like a cheerleading report on what the airport employment growth district will do for us," said Councillor Brad Clark.
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Airport area expansion plans costly
July 5, 2010 - The city is predicting the future employment district around Hamilton's airport will pay off directly with 24,360 jobs -- and $66 million in yearly tax revenue -- when it's fully developed in 2031. But building the roads, sewers and other infrastructure needed to develop the 1,173-hectare parcel the city has dubbed the Airport Employment Growth District (AEGD), could mean the city has to make the tough call to hike industrial development charges across Hamilton, according to a report going to council committee today.
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Moving Ahead on Airport Plan
June 25, 2010 - Aerotropolis is not a helpful word. It's used to describe Hamilton's somewhat controversial plan to make available for industrial/manufacturing use a package of land around John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. The problem is it doesn't really reflect how the land would be used, in that a wide variety of businesses would locate there, not necessarily linked to the airport itself.
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Showdown looms over airport lands
June 24, 2010 - Ancaster councillor Lloyd Ferguson says the city should give more time for residents living around the proposed airport employment growth district lands to review the proposed changes planning staff are proposing. “This is not a delay,” said Ferguson, chair of the economic development and planning committee. “This isn’t about the election. We are trying to make sure we get it right.”
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Mayor wins on aerotropolis issue
June 24, 2010 - Mayor Fred Eisenberger has convinced city council not to delay a decision on aerotropolis until 2011. Eisenberger successfully overturned at last night's meeting a prior vote to shelve a decision on the airport development lands until after this fall's election. Instead, three public consultation meetings will take place over the summer and council will rule on the issue in late September.
