Residents say total number of units could be in 670 range     By Mark Newman, News Staff The fate of the proposed development of the Chedoke brow lands will soon lie with Ontario Municipal Board officials. A hearing into Deanlee Management’s plan to develop a large portion of the 25 acres of land along [...]

The Hamilton Spectator sescott@thespec.com – The next round of the Chedoke brow lands battle that was slated for Wednesday has been adjourned again. It came as no surprise to many, as word spread the day before that Deanlee Management was going to ask to push the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing into the fall. Deanlee’s [...]

  The Hamilton Spectator City council rejected a secret compromise plan to develop the Chedoke brow lands Tuesday, but left the door open for a last-minute settlement to avoid an Ontario Municipal Board battle. Council turned down an alternative building plan from Deanlee Management in a closed-door meeting Tuesday, but also voted to make a [...]

There is a special meeting involving city Council on the brow lands development. Speculation is that Council wants to make a deal with Deanlee. I ask that all of you email and phone Terry Whitehead and respectfully oppose making any deal with Deanlee. The buzz is that Deanlee has come to the city with another [...]

Letters To The Editor – The Hamilton Spectator Re: Latest brow lands proposal gets dismal reviews; Residents say number of units proposed with new unnamed partner doesn’t suit community (Aug. 23) Not only have Chedoke Health and Deanlee Management Inc. broken their promises to respect the character of this community, but why has the city [...]

Matter slated to go to Ontario Municipal Board next month By Mark Newman Hamilton Mountain News A revised development plan for the Chedoke brow lands that is destined for the Ontario Municipal Board is drawing negative reviews from many of the neighbours. “It’s still too dense for the area,” said Andrew Knowles of the plan [...]

The Hamilton Spectator By Stacey Escott sescott@thespec.com Chedoke browlands residents say they are unimpressed by a developer’s reduced plan for 529 condominium and townhouse units alongside Scenic Drive on the Hamilton Mountain. Deanlee Management had initially proposed up to 700 units along the browlands after the company purchased the land from Chedoke Health in 2007. [...]

Formally “Scenic Drive’, Soon to be called ‘Mohawk Road Lite’ (Sans the four lane thoroughfare)

  It was entirely predictable that the Ontario Municipal Board would be tasked with making the final decision on the size and scope of development on the chedoke brow lands. A three day hearing is slated to begin on Sept. 7. It’s expected a number of residents who live near the 24-acre site will make [...]

Hamilton Mountain News Whitehead hoping park deal could help push separate agreement on development density   By Mark Newman, News Staff The city is about to make Deanlee Management an offer for a slice of the Chedoke brow lands. Ward 8 (west Mountain) Coun. Terry Whitehead said members of the city’s general issues committee agreed [...]

Guest Column Thepec.com After reading the Spectator article, “Brow lands saga takes another twist,” I was convinced to write an already developing argument about the lack of transparency in this process. The article explained that Deanlee Management Inc. (owner of the Chedoke brow lands property) was in talks with another business and there was uncertainty [...]

TheSpec.com The final word on the fate of a section of green space along the Mountain brow is still weeks away. The developer of the Chedoke brow lands pitched a compromise to councillors Monday for a condo that’s smaller than what it originally proposed, but larger than the city’s counter-offer. But after an hour spent [...]

The Spec.com The Chedoke browlands debate will begin during Monday’s planning committee meeting at City Hall, when residents will have the opportunity to speak. But they will be doing so without knowing details of the developer’s newest proposal for the land. “I want to tell council how important that land is, and not only that, [...]

Letters To The Editor re: Brow Lands saga takes another twist (July 28) The article had explained that Deanlee was in talks with another business and that it wasn’t clear that Deanlee was still a part of this process. Since I have been involved in this, I have spoken to many residents who feel that [...]

By Mark Newman Mountain News Jul 29, 2011 Members of the city’s planning committee will be asked to look at purchasing a portion of the Chedoke brow lands. Ward 8 councillor Terry Whitehead wants the city to purchase a parcel of land, once home to a baseball diamond on the north-east corner of Sanatorium Road [...]

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  The discussion on the Browlands will be in camera (behind closed doors), however, anyone can request delegation status and speak to the issue in open session. There are many issues on the agenda for that date and most of the items will be in the public realm. Before they begin the discussion items on [...]

By Mark Newman Mountain News What’s been touted as a new development proposal for the Chedoke brow lands is expected to go before the city’s planning committee on Aug. 2. “There’s an offer on the table they want to brief us on,” said Ward 8 councillor Terry Whitehead, who is calling the proposal a “settlement [...]