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stouffville suntribune thursday nov 25 2004 11 construction of lebovic shopping centre could begin in 2006 from page 1 proposal in a letter dr colette pyselman objected to the loca tion she thought it would be more appropriate on hwy 48 at its proposed ninth line location it wouldnt represent the country close to the city theme empha sized in the towns secondary plan she wrote next door another resident gary grant who has lived in a home on the ninth line since 1984 was upset by the proximity of the giant neighbour i do shop at walmart he said but i dont want one 50 feet from my house cameron rogers who recently purchased a mattamy home in the vicinity expressed strong opposition to the retail develop ment it would displace traffic from main street he said and will hurt existing merchants the small town feeling would be lost he said there are exist ing retail and food stores and main street has the potential for additional development main street business owner rebecca stanley was worried about the impact the retail giant would have on her business any impact would be short term mimi ward of malohe given parsons ltd said she said the area is underserviced when it comes to commercial space people travel outside the municipality to shop she said york region public transit along ninth line would make it easier for shoppers and employ ees to get to the proposed com plex planner peter walker of walker nott dragicevic associates said proximity to hwy 407 and the proposed widening of the ninth line also made the location ideal members of the business improvement area of downtown about 750 new jobs would be created and the centre would generate about 1 million in property tax revenues stouffville are concerned that complex would too far away to benefit stouffvilles main street councillor susanne hilton said i am afraid the main street may not benefit from this kind of development but may be harmed by it she said i believe strongly in protecting businesses that are already here she described walmart as predatory several other councillors expressed concerns about vari ous aspects of the proposed mall developer joe lebovic told the meeting his company had just completed a 400000squarefoot shopping centre without wal- mart in scarborough what i dont want is for wal- mart to go somewhere else he said eventually thousands of peo ple would be able to walk to the major shopping centre he said mayor sue sherban was con cerned what would happen to the existing canadian tire building on main street since the giant retail complex is to be located in a socalled gateway area the complex would have to be constructed with enhanced design to make a posi tive first impression for visitors the meeting was told about 750 new jobs would be created according to russell mathew of hemson consulting and the complex would generate about 1 million in property tax revenues in the end it would still provide a net fiscal benefit to the town he said crossing decision go transit indicated that a decision on the project is prema ture since the issue of the roadrail crossing of the pro posed park drive extension hasnt been resolved by the canadian transportation agency and the ontario municipal board if all approvals and permits are received construction on the lebovic mall could start in 2006 with occupancy in 2007 a decision on the project will be made at a later council meet ing no date was given sfegfe -r- departs uxbridge station saturday november 27 100 pm 200 pm 300 pm book early limited seating 10 per person or 35 family pass for tickets 9056405491 all proceeds to the volunteer organization york durham heritage railway wwwyclhroiica building centres all prices cash carry delivery available 80 years serving your communities dont forget to watch your local santa clause parades stouffiiule 33 edward street 9056403440 fax 9056407671 sutton 20971 d alton road 9057226561 fax 905722991 9 country depot 47 edward street stouffville 9056401550 fax 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