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FINE AUTO INC 15 Omhmu Dr. Kitchener 519â€"578â€"2052 lifeblood of 1 AN sanenet leased the land, the train station was sitting empty and the uptown did not look, feel or enjoy the sucâ€" cess it does today, he said. Small businesses like his have been instrumental it the uptown‘s development "I believe the orraa Continued from page 6 1!th hour in the minute I thought was is propriate to say the least Ten years ago. wher Arguments break out as council opts to keep train station Call: (519) 799â€"5293 Toll Free: 1â€"866â€"699â€"5203 Dry Technology Systems 1 Water Controt Speciatist" * Economical Prices * Written Guarantee * Free Estimates years ago, when he the land, the train as sitting empty, uptown did not or enjoy the sucâ€" development. ve the true our uptown is was inap 59th And for this small busiâ€" nessman, the option to purâ€" chase was instrumental in his decision to sign the lease agreement, he said. "Tonight I find it disturbâ€" ing and somewhat heartâ€" breaking that I need to even stand before this council and plead my case to purâ€" chase the building I was told and believed legally 1 had the right to acquire." During Epp‘s presentaâ€" neur uon, he said he opposed the sale because there are not many vacant buildings in the uptown â€" making this one even more valuable. The changes Puncher made to the property, which he estimated could have cost between $500,000 and $1. million, were done because the building needâ€" ed improvements, Epp said. "We shouldn‘t get too emotional about this whole thing because it was a busiâ€" ness decision he made." "I find it disturbing and somewhat heartbreaking..." Paul Puncher Epp also said he ed with three com realtors who sugge building is worth $ substantially more ; $443,590 Puncher w to pay Epp argued against breaking up this land. "I don‘t think that makes good realâ€"estate sense for us. said he consultâ€" ree commercial 0 suggested the worth $600,000. accommodate de leasehold costs. preciated