A group of Waterdown residents say a proposed 18-unit townhouse development doesn’t belong in their neighbourhood.
In 2018, developer Hawk Ridge Homes applied to the City of Hamilton to build an 18-town home unit near the Waterdown Library.
The developer’s plan to purchase and demolish existing homes to make way for the new units has sparked significant concern among a group of citizens, who have raised two issues that they believe make the proposal incompatible with the area.
The first concerns the density of the homes and the plot of land they’re proposed for, and the second concerns safety.
The residents have pointed out that the proposed placement for the units’ future driveways, which back directly onto a main street, poses a significant safety risk due to a blind spot that drivers won’t be able to see.
“The driveway where the proposed development is going to be about twenty metres away from that light and you can’t event see the driveway until you get close to the light” Brian Peggie, a concerned resident who lives in the area, said.
Ward 15 Councillor Ted McMeekin supports the Scott Street neighbours in opposing the Dundas Street development.
In a written statement to CHCH News, McMeekin says the project is incompatible with the community.
He says the area’s topography has raised severe concerns about stormwater runoff and adds that residents leaving their homes across lanes of heavy traffic “is a very dangerous proposition.”
CHCH News reached out to the developer but did not receive a response in time.