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ALLAN R. GREEN VICE-PRESIDENT / BRANCH MANAGER SENIOR INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Market debacle continues
Taking care of business
Town council gives SBA six months’ notice of their ouster from Sidney’s popular market, page A5
School district forms a company to make money for education programs, page A3
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Density knocks at Sidney’s door Multifamily projects come to council Erin Cardone News staff
Two high density developments could be on the horizon for Sidney. In one, a five-story mixed use building with commercial space and 28 residential units including two below-market units is envisioned for Third Street. The other is 500 units in four buildings west of the Pat Bay highway. Both were discussed at Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting and would need to pass public consulta■ Third Street: tion sessions and more meetings of 28 units – two council before being approved. CRD Housing, five “It is large, it is significant, but we storeys, one to think it needs to be looked at,” Mayor three bedroom Larry Cross said of the 500 unit prounits, commercial posal. space, underground The early concept is slated for the parking. current Slegg Lumber yard at 2030 Malaview Dr. and 10165 McDonald Park Rd. The family run business plans ■ Slegg Lumber to move from that location if the develsite: 500 units opment is approved. It requires an offiin four buildings, cial community plan amendment, a 100,000 square rezoning application (from industrial feet of residential, to comprehensive, for high density underground and residential) and a development persurface parking. mit. “It would have a good impact on our main street,” Cross said. “The salaries currently going to Victoria and the West Shore would remain in Sidney.” The site would produce 100,000 square feet of residential space if approved, plus nearly double that in landscaped green space. “We believe the project we are planning can provide housing for a portion of the workforce coming to our area, plus housing for the employees that are already commuting to jobs in our area,” said Ron Slegg.
At a glance
PLEASE SEE: Housing for workers wanted, page A9
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Family fun at Sidney Days A little sibling love goes around at the Family Fun Fair held in Iroquois Park on Canada Day. For more photos from all the Sidney Days events, turn to pages A12 and A13.
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