Statement by Amina Daimee

My husband and I are from Toronto and have been looking to buy in Hamilton for 2 reasons:

1. It's the next urban Centre outside of Toronto, which we cannot afford to purchase in.

2. With all the infrastructure announcements and plans for LRT, it made Hamilton seem like it would be very enjoyable to live in and to get around the city. What we don't like about the suburbs is getting around the city by bus, which can take forever.

We have been battling multiple offer situations and have gone through multiple situations of heartache and frustration. However we still remained positive that buying a home near the future LRT (King/Main) would make all this work worth it. Why else do you think many other outside buyers are scrambling to get into Hamilton?

If city council decides against LRT, many people, including ourselves, will be very upset as this is one of the main reasons we all are investing in Hamilton now all of a sudden. It isn't because we all just woke up one day and decided "hey Hamilton is awesome, let's move there!" It was "Hey the changes in Hamilton sounds like this will be a cool place to live in with easy transit and mobility. You take that away and people outside of Hamilton will see no reason to invest in this city.

City council, please reconsider your decision and support the LRT. Hamiltonians and new/future Hamiltonians are relying on it.

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