City, provincial officials discuss Stoney Creek land

Hamilton planning officials are trying to convince the province to remove a four-hectare property on Barton Street and Fifty Road from the Greenbelt Plan.

Jason Thorne, general manager of planning, told planning committee members that he met with at least four provincial officials on Feb. 23; they discussed the future of the lower Stoney Creek lands.

City planning officials had already recommended to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs that the property be removed from the Greenbelt Plan. One of the reasons is the land is surrounded by future development and the property is unlikely to be farmed, said Thorne.