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II 4-h CandianChUJplon TuSady Februai2 2M0 Local retail space becoming precious commodity efrom POTENTIAI on page 1 best intreesi to produce our own study, mncludmg input fromt everybody. That makes it bard to argue with the esuits," said Mr. Mann. Mlton's retail/commercial hierarchy gives primaiy consideration to die Central Business District (Mlain Street from Bronte Street to Thompson Road), with secondasry commercial developments (mainly plazas) ta aervice neigbbourhood needa. Wbile the atudy laya incomplete, people looking ta relocate their business or start Up new busuneases in Milon are Ieft waitung and atruggling ta find tie apace drey nieed. James Snow, for examiple, has been aearcbung for months to find an adequate location to open a State Fann Insurance office. -There's not a great deal of vacancy. With the (local) economy doing weli over the lma dmoe number of yeara, it's f illed up what (office apace) waa around," Mr. Snow told The Champion. .T' nI ookcizg ta be toward the east or south-east area hf tow w hrfý t sen u,'Iom place.' While thse results of the study wiIl open Up door for further commercial development, several properties have alrady been identified. The pruperty on the aouth-west corner of the Main Street and Thompson Road Intersection bas been approved for a new food store and a large reail format store (flot a deparmen atore) up ta 180,000) aquare feet but no developer or tenants have been fimed up at this point, but "there bave been tome discussions," said Mr. Mann. As far as dhe newly-expanded are of urban Milton goes, a 150,000 square feet commercial development la slated for the intersection of Third Une and Louis St Laurent Boulevard (between Denry amd Brtanni roads> - with Longo's grocery store aigned as the anchor tenant. Shoul the retail market anaysis alto identify such a desire, 'big box' stores will be conaidered for James Snow Parkway, along Hwy. 40 1. Pliol by, GRAHIM PAINE Poholaldsvelopem.go tonoMp pri»MeMN puse Iluthsthe souilwee cameroi RMn SWMe us Thompeon Roed. IV,'