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Originally Posted by NortheastWind
It's actually nothing to do with being short sighted or uninspired. It's so people can continue to see the beautiful view of the Bay from the Hamilton mountain. Many of the homes on the edge of the mountain are the homes of well off people. People who are well off are often the inspired type, who have a lot of foresight and are visionary. I'm sure they don't want to have there view blocked by a bunch of buildings. Personally, I love the development going on in the city, but I also love the view from the escarpment. Once the view is blocked, you can't change your location to see it elsewhere. It'll be gone forever.
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Hamilton will NEVER have enough skyscrapers to block the view of the Hamilton harbor (we would have to become NYC or Hong Kong to do that).. a few super tall builds would actually inspire the entire city and make us more visible from the QEW (beyond the smoke stacks) our city has such a unique and beautiful geographical setting and a few skyscrapers would look amazing from the top of the escarpment too