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Parking, parking, wherefore art thou parking By Mike Williscraft NewsNow The parking chickens
are coming home to roost in Grimsby’s Winston Road neighbour-
hood, according to several business owners. Problems were evi-
dent when businesses in the area opened their respective doors, but in
Parking issues along Winston Road are jeopardizing businesses in the area say (L to R) Anne Turcic of La Maison Rose, Jackie O’Leary of Jackie O’s Boutique and Amita Anand of Lakeview Market, and many others. Williscraft - Photo
the last year, issues have compounded to the point where customers cannot find anywhere to park as they attempt to access, shops, restaurants and services in the area. “Every business requires parking by law. In condos, it can be a combined usage based on the usages permitted. Before I chose to open a business on Winston Road, I asked the town what parking in the Lake House development was for commercial retail. I was sent paperwork to show 64 visitor spots for commercial/retail and visitors to the site,” said Anne Turcic, owner of La Maison Rose. “Town (planners) told me street parking was not for business staff. It’s for visitors and tourists. I Based my decision on the information I was given and now being
told we have two passes per unit unless we want to rent a spot or park on street.” Even if on-street parking was permitted - there is a three hour limit along Winston there are rarely spots as condo residents and visitors frequent them. They cited an RV which was parked taking up two spaces over two days last week and a white Mercedes which has been parked on the street daily for about a year as two examples. “The RV arrived Friday before 8:30 a.m. The town was called three times by Urban Cravings. Each time we spoke with reception. We told her the situation and were then passed to the parking bylaw officer’s voicemail. No one called us back all day. No one showed up. The See BYLAW, Page 2
Lincoln initiates King St. moratorium, HCD coming By Mike Williscraft NewsNow A temporary moratorium halting all development initiatives along King Street in Beamsville from Lincoln Avenue to Bartlett Road was approved Monday during a special meeting of Lincoln council. The move takes immediate effect
with a second step - implementation of a Heritage Conservation District study - to follow. Until the HCD is approved, council moved to “immediately within the King Street corridor in the Beamsville urban area, not including any minor renovations to commercial buildings or development concepts already
submitted to and discussed with Town staff or applications already submitted.” “This is a corridor that could be conducive to development activity as many of the lots are larger and could potentially attract interest. There’s also many properties within the Beamsville Central Business District
which is a central location that could also be considered desirable from a development perspective,” said Matt Bruder, Lincoln’s director of planning and development. “So really, at this point, it’s more about being proactive while we undertake this study to ensure that we’ve See KING ST, Page 3