By J.P. Antonacci Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In a narrow vote, a divided Haldimand County council affirmed its willingness to consider building Haldimand’s biggest town in the shadow of the Stelco steelworks in Nanticoke. But the onus is now on the developer to pitch the plan to the province. Empire Communities came to council in February 2022 with a vision to put about 15,000 homes on 4,200 acres of industrial land surrounding Stelco’s Lake Erie Works. The land — near the steelworks and an oil refinery — is inside a “provincially significant employment zone,” an area designated by the province for industrial development and declared unsuitable for housing. That means the county had to apply for a “minister’s zoning order” (MZO) asking the province for permission to rezone the area…
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