Greetings,
At an organizing meeting after our worship gathering this morning, people offered to write letters to their ward councillors in support of affordable housing at the Holton Ave. S. site. They asked me and Rev. Ian to prepare a script and share contact info for the councillors.
Those at the meeting were given advice that if you write you should send it to your ward councillor and copy all the rest of the councillors, the mayor and the City Clerk (this last is very important to be sure it is on the public record).
It is also urgent that you write very soon — the meeting is on Wednesday morning. Writing on Monday is best, Tuesday writing will still have an effect.
Please contact me at the email address from which this note has come to you if you want my help in your contacting your Councillor. Let me know at this address if you do write so our organizing group can keep our New Vision initiative moving forward.
What follows here:
a) a suggested script
b) links to the files to attach to your email [you might substitute the link for attachment if that is convenient for you]
c) councillor, mayor and clerk’s office email addresses.
d) a link to a website with an interactive map so you can confirm what ward you are in and who your councillor is.
Thanks for contacting your ward councillor. It will make a difference to gaining the purpose built affordable housing New Vision can offer to Hamilton.
Dixon Challoner
Chair of Council
Script:
Dear Councillor _____________
I am contacting you as a member of New Vision United Church and a resident of your ward
Please support Councillor Nann’s initiative at your City Council meeting on Apr 14 to have our church’s efforts to develop affordable housing at the former St. Giles site at 85 Holton Ave. S. receive more consideration by the public and the City Planning Department before deciding on the motion to designate the site under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
It has been three years since City Council chose not to designate the site under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. To help you understand the context of my request and Councillor Nann’s initiative, I am attaching the speaking notes used by our church’s delegation to the Planning Committee in July 2018 in which the Planning Committee chose not to give the site designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
For your convenience, I am attaching the presentation our development partner, United Property Resource Corporation, gave to the Planning Committee on April 6 2021 explaining the affordable housing it is proposing for the site.
I would also ask you to access the letter UPRC sent to City Council through the City Clerk on Monday, Apr 12 in which UPRC clarifies facts and corrects misrepresentations given at the April 6 2021 Planning Committee meeting before Council entertains the Planning Committee’s recommendation to designate the site under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Thank you for your diligence in reviewing my reasons for my request. I prayerfully hope that you will give Councillor Nann your support in this matter at Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
Yours….
b)
2021.04.05 Holton - Planning Committee Fact Deck - Rev04
Presentation to Planning Committee July 10 Final
c)
Councillor Contact List Holton Ave. S. heritage designation |
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Ward |
Councillor |
email |
1 |
Maureen Wilson |
maureen.wilson@hamilton.ca |
2 |
Jason Farr |
jason.farr@hamilton.ca |
3 |
Nrinder Nann |
nrinder.nann@hamilton.ca |
4 |
Sam Meruilla |
sam.merulla@hamilton.ca |
5 |
Chad Collins |
chad.collins@hamilton.ca |
6 |
Tom Jackson |
tom.jackson@hamilton.ca |
7 |
Esther Paul |
esther.pauls@hamilton.ca |
8 |
John Paul Danko |
john-paul.danko@hamilton.ca |
9 |
Brad Clark |
brad.clark@hamilton.ca |
10 |
Maria Pearson |
maria.pearson@hamilton.ca |
11 |
Brenda Johnson |
brenda.johnson@hamilton.ca |
12 |
Lloyd Ferguson |
lloyd.ferguson@hamilton.ca |
13 |
Arlene Vanderbeek |
arlene.vanderbeek@hamilton.ca |
14 |
Terry Whitehead |
terry.whitehead@hamilton.ca |
15 |
Judi Partridge |
judi.partridge@hamilton.ca |
Mayor |
Fred Eisenburger |
mayor@hamilton.ca |
City Clerk |
Andrea Holland |
clerk@hamilton.ca |
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d) scroll to the bottom of this link to find the interactive map of wards and councillors:
https://www.hamilton.ca/council-committee/mayor-council/city-councillors
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