What do the leading candidates for mayor propose to do about housing affordability? October 5.
Various community housing providers, including Sacajawea, are hosting a conversation on housing affordability with mayoral candidates Bob Bratina, Andrea Horwath and Keanin Loomis. It’s in person at the Perkins Centre, 1429 Main East Oct. 5 at 6:30pm. Here’s a highlight from each candidate’s platform and a link to their full platform:
Bob Bratina: Include a zone along the LRT corridor where 30 per cent of all new and refurbished housing must be REAL affordable housing. Details at https://votebratina.ca/about/
Andrea Horwath: Leverage land that the City owns or has influence over and establish affordable housing targets for projects built on that land. Details at https://www.andrea4hamilton.ca/actionplan
Keanin Loomis: Hire staff to speed up approvals of new housing, implementing new housing along major transit lines, and to bring gentle density to established neighbourhoods. Details at https://voteloomis.ca/platform/growing-hamilton-smartly/