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Residents Raise Hopes, Concerns About Proposed Churchill Square Development
A proposal to redevelop the old Dominion property in Churchill Square to a six storey mixed-use building is raising some concerns from area residents.
Some of the issues at hand include the height of the building, parking, the effects it could have on business, and increased traffic.
A public meeting was held on the matter last week, and Councilor Ian Froude says that the city is having conversations about what was heard, and that information should be before council in a few weeks.
Froude says that while there were concerns raised, he also got a sense of excitement from residents that something was finally being done with the property, which has been vacant for some time.
He says the development is encouraging for the area.
He says the neighbourhood would benefit greatly from the additional housing units that we could with the development, and that he looks forward to speaking with residents and other councilors further.
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http://vocm.com/news/residents-raise-hopes-concerns-about-churchill-square-development/
Height shouldn't be an issue, and an increase in traffic would have a net benefit on businesses considering this is a commercial square.
I suspect that there may have been more positive feedback than negative for this project. It's located in a non-heritage area where we should be encouraging higher density developments.
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