Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath invoked her ‘strong mayor’ powers Wednesday to advance a housing development on two municipally owned parking lots in downtown Stoney Creek. Despite an 8-8 deadlocked vote on the matter, Horwath only needed six councillors to support the project under provincial powers granted by the More Homes Built Faster Act. The new development will include a three-storey building with 24 affordable units and a five-storey building with 43 units.