Council gives rezoning nod for mystery store proposal COUNCILLORS unani- mously voted last week to proceed with rezonings to pave the way for a large store on the south side of Keith Ave. The proposed 37,000 (townhouse) to service com- going into the property. secrecy is causing a lot of : oe square foot development, mercial. Property owner Glen fear among his slaff. Terra Force is a beautiful landscape E which remains a secret, Residents said the change Saunders remains tight- Although highways minis- retaining wall planter system or more would go in between Keefer would eliminate the multi- lipped about what is pro- try planners have no objec- . B Wall pie System. inf ati and Cramer St. and extend fami . nod information ' mily buffer between the posed, tions to the rezoning, they Terra Force i >of the most vers: south vr Keith Ave. to commercial and R2 zones. Councillors and city staff are at odds with Saunders crra Force IS ORC OF he Most versa- view at eency Ave. Ci lanner David maintain they don’t know on the issue of access to the tile systems avilable today. Residents along those Town says the rezoning al- what’s going in property off Keith Ave. Y . } 5302 Lloyd St. streets shawed up ata pub- Jows the entire block to be But officials from West | That could mean tougher Step back, stack up. straight faces lic Hearing last week and developed, opening up a Fair Foods don’t deny the hurdles for the project to r* DP, Sinagin ki , or voiced their opposition to large parcel of commercial project is theirs, and said overcome at the city’s de. convex Curve, Concave curve, split anything that would in- land — which is in short they will comment once the velopment permit stage. , . Phone crease traffic or noise in the neighbourhood, “Traffic is going to in- crease no matter what you put in thal development,”’ said Keefer St resident would change the southern third of the block to service commercial (C3) and would also change its designation in the Official] Community Plan from = multi-family supply in Terrace. Councillors also maintain that they can impose strict conditions to buffer ‘the store from homes with landscaping and to restrict access at the development permil stage. Area resident Chris Cordts said he was surprised the public hearing wasn't going to deal with the type of store rezoning gets final approval, That could happen as early as this coming Monday if the highways ministry has no objection. West Fair operates Extra Foods grocery stores and Real Canadian Super Stores, Overwaitea manager Dale Lufkin, who also spoke at the public hearing, said the Saunders has indicated ministry suggestions that Cramer St. and Keefer 51, be closed off at the highway could scuttle the project. Terrace Redi-Mix Ltd., supplier of concrete and concrete products is now stocking TERRA FORCE. face and steps. Terra Force helps you to create your own landscape designs. — ; 635-4343 Leon Schulte. “You've ale MEMBER CANADIAN HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF SKEENA ready put in all the low- income housing right around the corner from us,” “I know you can’t stand in the way of progress, but I don’t believe I should have to slare at the back of a warehouse cither.”” Cramer St. resident Linda Lee told councillors any kind of large commercial development there would change the character of the neighbourhood, “We are the ones living in the neighbourhood,’’ she said, ‘We don’t go away at the end of the day.”’ City officials noled the properly is presently zoned multifamily residential and could be turned into apart- ment buildings — with potentially as much traffic and noise as the back side of a large retailer, The proposed Mall worker beaten ADMINISTRATIVE OF- FICES at the Skeena Mall are being flooded with calls from people who are con- cemed about a security guard who was beaten up there a couple of weeks ago. Rick Booth, 43, was on duty March 29 when he was attacked by a teenager in front of the doors by the food court, “T just went outside to check things out,” Booth explains. ‘‘And I noticed a kid there who'd been banned from the mail prop- erty a while ago,”’ : Mall manager Lynda Lafleur said the 19-year-old + chronically used bad lan- guage and threatened people at the mall. Booth says when he asked the teen to leave, the two gol involved in a verbal confrontation, “And then be hil me in the face,’’? says Booth. . “He knocked my glasses off and then he kicked me a few times in the face when I was down,”? Al some point in the mele Booth also had his ring fin- ‘4 ger broken. It’s now in a splint and he won’t be back to work until the end of the month, “ Booth also suffered a bruised cheek and jawbone and two black eyes. 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