A parcel of productive farmland in Hamilton could be lost if a golf course developer has its way.
The City of Hamilton received an application from Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc. to rezone a piece of land owned by Copetown Woods Golf Club at 1348 Concession 2 Road West, to allow for the development of a 10-hole golf course.
As part of the application process for the proposed 10-hole addition, the City of Hamilton is allowing the public to weigh in.
Gavin Smuk, a local farmer, former president of the Hamilton-Wentworth Federation of Agriculture, and the current vice chair of Hamilton’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee, plans to participate.
“I farm about four kilometres away from where the proposed golf course would be,” the corn and soybean farmer told Farms.com. “That property has about 63 acres that’s being cropped. They’re proposing to take out some prime agricultural land for purely discretionary use. We’ve got enough golf courses in the area we really don’t need another.”