After watching Hamilton council recently, I was shocked at how many councillors claimed to be left in the dark regarding the velodrome and new replacement stadium.
The new stadium will not increase the contribution of the city, unlike the proposed velodrome, which will cost four times the $5-million investment Hamilton council originally slated for the project.
Most shocking is the fact that staff has finally admitted the West Harbour lands are fully toxified, which means the soil, up to 30 feet deep, will have to be removed and trucked to an off-site soil remediation facility. There’s only one in Ontario.
The motion that passed at council also stops all expropriation activity, leaving a $10-million hole in its wake. Homeowners still living in the area are surrounded by boarded up houses infested with rats.
Nothing can be constructed there without a huge premium cost, soil remediation.
All in all, I must say it seems the senior management team at city hall, and the associated staff helping them, have been moving in their own direction regarding the Games facilities, thereby keeping the councillors and public completely in the dark.
That’s Hamilton, get used to it.
Mark-Alan Whittle, Hamilton
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