The plans surrounding the Jamesville Social Townhomes project in Hamilton’s north end have been met with further delays.
On Wednesday, the city moved to support a new proposal for the site from its developer after the project was snarled by concerns raised by CN Rail over its shunting operations in the nearby train yard.
The city says that the “new revised plan captures many of the concerns raised by the community and is also intended to address CN’s concerns with respect to noise.”
Still, the new plan means that the original Ontario Land Tribunal hearing, which was scheduled for May, will have to be postponed until February 2025.
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Onus on CN Rail to support new proposal
Ward 2 councillor Cameron Kroetsch makes it clear in an open letter that nothing about this situation is set in stone.
“It’s a proposal to CN to settle their appeal, but there will likely be some further negotiations,” he writes.
“I hope they consider it seriously. Now, the ball is in CN’s court. I hope that CN is supportive of this new proposal and does everything in its power to prevent further delays so that the project can get going.”