Hamilton City Council denies land severance for proposed AI data centre on former Stelco lands
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Summary
Hamilton City Council has denied a land severance application by Slate Asset Management for a proposed AI data centre on former Stelco lands on Wilcox Street. The decision was met with cheers from spectators in council chambers, as hundreds of protesters had gathered to oppose the development. The denial blocks a key step in the controversial project's advancement.
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If it had been approved, the vote would have set the stage for an AI development project on former Stelco lands — something the hundreds of people who gathered in front of council chambers today to protest deeply opposed.
Developer Slate Asset Management wanted to sever the land it owns on Wilcox Street in order to take a step forward in the development of the facility.
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