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An appeal by Dan Jones to recover the $1200 cost of a transient trader licence was denied by Leamington Council at its Monday, June 13 meeting. Jones buys coins, paper money and scrap gold about “eight days per calendar year” at the Roma Club and stated that since he sells nothing, only buys, he should be exempt from this licence to carry on business. The argument was rejected by Council in a unanimous vote.
Uptown Parking Lot Changes
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In December of 2010 the rules for parking in the new Mill Street Parking Lot were set by the former Leamington Council so that it would be used like the lot at John and Queen: quick in-and-out, with no parking permits. Since then, monitoring of the lot has shown that the lot seems rarely (if ever) at capacity, so, in response to a request from an uptown merchant, Council has decided to permit up to ten special permit parking spots to be established. These spots will be sold at a premium ($300) and be available - at most, two to a business - on a first-come-first-served basis. The lot will be subject to ongoing monitoring to see if the changes cause any problems, and to monitor utilization of the lot. Changes are planned for the Princess Parking Lot also: half of the accessible spots will be opened to all parkers, most of the physicians’ parking spots will be opened up, and parking permit reserved spots will be discontinued, all of this due to the decrease in the utilization of the lot.
Site Plan Approved The site plan for the Pinnacle Acres greenhouse development on Essex County Road 18 has been approved by Leamington Council. The plan approves the construction of just over 11 more acres of greenhouse on this property.
Expansion for DiNiro Farms Approved
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A subsequent connection report for a proposed greenhouse expansion project on Mersea Road 5 just east of Highway 77 has been approved by Leamington Council. This report confirms that the municipal drain the development would use (Continued on Page 3)
Big Bike Ride for Heart & Stroke Local philanthropist Joe Colasanti is pictured above preparing to hop on the Big Bike to support Heart & Stroke with his fellow Colasanti teammates. The annual Big Bike Ride in Leamington took place Thursday, June 9. Joe was the recent recipient of the Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award, which honours community-minded individuals for their outstanding contributions, exemplifying Rotary’s ideal in placing “Service Above Self”.
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