Hamilton Needs to Cut Red Tape and Build More Homes

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Hamilton Needs to Cut Red Tape and Build More Homes

Housing in Hamilton has become unaffordable for too many families. Young couples trying to buy their first home, seniors looking to downsize, and hardworking people in the middle—they’re all being priced out. The dream of homeownership, or even just finding an affordable place to rent, is slipping away. The reason is simple: we’re not building enough homes. And we’re not building enough because we’ve created a system that makes it too slow, too …