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22 economist suntribune business saturday sept 7 2002 aurora has 360 acres for business park from page 21 interaction mr cohen said which is why the town wants to ensure another section of land near hwy 404 south of major mackenzie drive maintains its industrial zoning v why mr cohen suggests other municipalities do likewise while development in commercial business parks along hwy 404 in markham and richmond hill has been thriving for years newmarket and aurora are carefully working to strike a balance between commercially zoned lands and space needed to handle ram pant residential growth in both towns varied businesses a trip from the tip of the highway at the newly expanded green lane exit in newmarket reveals a handful of varied businesses fronting hwy 404 in a section near davis drive theres everything from an rcmp detachment to a composting facility school board offices to an electronics manufacturing plant one of the newest additions to the area is uniform specialists cintas cintas manager todd willford said locating near the highway has been ideal obviously we see the growth potential in newmarket mr willford said the presence off the 404 is huge a lot of people use hwy 404 it gives us a presence and recognition proximity to the highway also pro vides easy access for cintas drivers and employees mr willford added while success stories such as cintas are a welcome addition to the towns commercial tax base newmarkets assistant planner jason unger said there has been a lull of late with worldwide electronics manu facturer solectron opening a plant recently it marked the last develop ment by hwy 404 in the past few years we dont have any current site plan applications mr unger said thats not to say newmarket would nt welcome more newcomers such as cintas and solectron to the area council has designated lands out there hwy 404 anything that con forms to the towns official plan can be considered desirable mr unger said its a sentiment shared by auroras longrange planner jim kyle the town plans to set its anchor in one significant project rather than a number of smaller buildings quite a bit of land mr kyle said the town has received confirmation insurance giant state farm will build its new canadian regional office along hwy 404 north of wellington street near leslie street construction is expected to begin next year mr kyle said while it is the only development application for land abutting hwy 404 in aurora he insists time is on the towns side there is quite a bit of land near hwy 404 in aurora left for develop ment mr kyle said aurora has set aside 360 acres of land near hwy 404 for its business park mr kyle said a business park along hwy 404 is going to be a longterm thing its not going to be built out over night is critical the daily br id food bank urgently needs your help pecially marked hes v re thank you for your generosity it all starts with you foundation r w daily bread food bank mm a fsf from saturday august 31 to sunday september 8 2002 at participating toronto and torontoarea canadian tire stores v i u z i- m a ate ttiafefefetffe to apartments condos planned for new thornhill square from page 21 this as infill development except we hope to be able to establish a new village ambiance in old thornhill he said the smaller portion of the mall under the office tower will be reconfigured with a new retail pad built closer to john street shoppers drug mart will occupy the majority of this space were looking for a second retail tenant there a second cup or a blockbuster video but no one has signed on yet the exterior of the existing office building will be re- clad and be in harmony with the malls new design and architec tural elements will link santorinis restaurant the resi dential development and the retail area markham recently passed a set of design guidelines for the project aimed in part at open ing up pedestrian access to the thornhill community centre and st lukes the townhouses will be built on top of the existing parking structure in what developers call a stacked for mat with a walkup to the liv ing area using a common hall way the townhouses will be on a new northsouth roadway run ning from john to green lane and allowing townhome own ers to access the mall on foo as well plans for the easterly por tion of the site include two apartment buildings one six or seven stories the other nine totaling more than 200 units mr daurio hopes some of those units will be affordable for seniors and young families he said were lovers not fighters we have been getting support from the ratepayers and from the town but residents like ms chapnik worry the potential 1000 new residents bringing with them from 300 to 400 more cars will be more than the area can handle how can they put that many people into this area will there be ample parking what about the traffic in and out we have trouble getting in and out now and whats going to happen on green lane and bayview avenue these are very important questions which must be answered mr daurio and mr larry agree these are valid concerns and they need to be worked out the numbers may have to be reduced and there are park ing concerns said mr daurio but there has been reason ably good reaction and we are continuing to work with the developers mr larry said he intends to work with the community to ensure everyone is onside we have met with four ratepayer groups and will con tinue to do so he said were lovers not fighters we have been getting support from the ratepayers and from the town a mandatory public meet ing is planned for late october or early november to deal with the proposed zoning change from commercial to residen tial said town planner ron blake we think this is going in the right direction but there are still a few things that need to be resolved he said after that meeting there will likely be at least one more community consultation fitness personal trainers stoleoftheait exercise gym new free weight room large aerobics 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