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Outlet mall wants to ease restrictions on tenants
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Owners seeking official plan, zoning changes to bring St. Jacobs operation more in line with industry standards, provide wider range of retail options STEVE KANNON
A steady stream of kids has been lining up this week to a swing on the newly installed zipline at Kate’s Place in Gibson Park in Elmira. Outdoor fitness machines have also been installed and will be accessible once they’re bolted into the ground. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
The owners of the St. Jacobs Factory Outlet Mall want more flexibility in finding new tenants. To that end, they're seeking official plan and zoning changes to loosen restrictions on the types of retailers that can operate there. The amendments sought by St. Jacobs Countryside/ Sunlife Assurance were the subject of a public meeting at a Woolwich council session Tuesday night in Maryhill. Unlike past plan-
ning discussions involving the outlet mall at its outset, no one from the public came to address the issue. The only speakers were a planner representing the applicant and a planner from the City of Waterloo indicating his department would submit written comments next month. Marcus Shantz, president of Mercedes Corp., said in an interview the following day that the proposed amendments would bring no significant changes to the 100,000-square-foot mall on Benjamin Road. “We’re not seeking to change the character of the mall in any fundamental way,” he said, explaining the goal is to be able to OUTLET MALL | 2
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