“TERRACE STANDARD | ‘BUSINESS JIREVIEW Wal-Mart approval means compromise for everyone WAL-MART is committing to spend $750,000 on work upgrading the stretch of Highway 16 in front of its planned store beside the river. * Phere will bea median in- the middle of that part of the highway, as. well as a new set of traffic lights, city planner David Trawin said. He laid out the requirements. that “the retailer will have to meet as part of a development permit that now: has tentative. approval from city council. First Pro Shopping Centres has indicated it hopes to begin construc- tion soon to open the 105,000 square foot big box store by December. — The development firm put toge- ther the land deal this spring, pur- chasing the old River Industries land just southwest of the new bridge as well as the city’s animal shelter and adjacent parkland. The conditions on the store deve- lopment are generally getting thumbs up from the closest neigh- bours to the south. ; They say the promises Trawin has . secured go a long ways to address _their initial fears that they would be left-facing a massive wall. “David Trawin bridged between _council’s decision, the needs of the developer and our needs,” said resi- . dent Melissa Munn. Trawin negotiated a tree preser- vation area around the rear of the follow through f property as well as a series of land- scaping measures there. He said the building is also now sunk eight feet lower into the ground than: initially proposed and: shifted further from neighbours. “They have pretty well covered most of my concerns,” said Laura Biagioni, who lives closest to the store. site. She said § they hope the developer will on requirements § to plant fast- growing trees to hide the view of the store. Biagioni says neighbours would have pre- ferred to keep the parkland to the north, adding its loss devalues their homes. They also say council's man- oeuvre to rezone the park for deve- lopment — against the Official Com- David Trawin munity Plan - means the same fate . could await other city parks.’ Neighbours remain worried about a vaguely defined utility. corridor near the rear of the property, which they fear could be denuded of more trees than necessary. Trawin said he shares that con- cern, but plans to work closely with the developer. Plans also call for a 12-foot chain link fence covered with fines along the west property line, screening the store from the baseball diamond and homes beyond. The front facade of the building is to be staggered and finished half in brick to break up its appearance. Trawin said he has insisted upon increased landscaping in other areas, as well as fewer parking stalls in the main lot than the company proposed to accommodate more trees and landscaping. Some. of the requirements are velopment is designated the city’s “east gateway” in the Official Com- munity Plan. Trawin said it’s been tricky ba- lancing Wal-Mart’s goals and the city’s desire to hide the store. - “They're very keen on havinng the building visible from the road,” he added. : Trawin said all sides have com- promised, adding he’s not entirely” pleased with how the building will look to visitors entering town. “I'm not going to lie lo you,” he told councillors. “You're going to be able to see it from the highway.” Trawin said the developers must also put up in excess of $70,000 as security to ensure the landscaping promised actually gets done. Northerners work together to draw tourists TOURISM INDUSTRY The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - All _KITIMAT. 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