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l to - WATERIDO CHRONICLE - Mic-day. March 26. 2014 Vieth urges council to put brakes on Costco approval Continuedfrompogel I if . spew} . _ . ,, It 3 - pwqufisiQ; the required infrastructure improvements . A ~' his”? . ' ». 3; _ flips! “it identifiedinthat updated report. The first was an tnfonnal public meeting 3,; C :5 i “I " 3px“... e ~;,.1}Eflf§f? Cotter said the developer has said that in ‘ irLlune to present the project, and the second 8 “~¥‘?~.”g « :EEsigamhi {‘5 W order to make the site viable the Costco and was a meeting to approve the land swap "b r «3;;er ‘_ :2... -. EH athgigi‘i”$ the gas her need to be opened first to act as between the city and Rice Commercial 5 i [has ' ‘ "hi“ xvi»- “fl" “' A???V.,‘I"and";Fiftf‘fiflié't" 4*,“ ananchor tenant for the otherretailspace,so Group, held March 3, with the intention of i l 'k r ‘4' ‘f . 1;. ” “ 5' . ’ ‘ the phaseâ€"in of construction cannot be Rice buildingtheOostooonthesite. f i .. a '9' ' , , t~#r‘;}g?gfi‘i}i ., ‘ . , ”31*: reversed to permit the smaller retail to be K “Why don't we have an open house?" . i ii?"- ; W, . é {a , ,f :, -. ' ' built beforetheC‘ostoo. Vieth asked She votedagainst the land swap // A. \'.;5 v 2' .- . h , a. I; ‘ if I (“1&1 . Z » Once theappmval forthcsite ism-untied it ' deal along with Conn. Karen Scian, who has / "535;? , = . W , ‘7‘" 1*,A'é‘glf ‘ ”“1 wfifiii“i;:-;f.il~’7 "3:53?“ should take about 110 days for the wareâ€" also expressed worries about traffic impacts ’ /‘\ \â€"_.. ~ .3 u;- -. ‘e ‘ ., .__.. ._.._______ house store to be built, Caner said. in the area and doubts about the develo [is 5.1") . 2:“ w ' ‘ ,' T; m Scian is impressed with the st taken to trafi‘ic counts pe K./ It ',‘.‘We a. - ,- -. ‘ ensure the development is phasedgrst. but still i "i think our council needs to put the \ = ,I I - \ .~// , - v- ~ « . ~~~ .., v ., w hasconoernswiththelatestreport. brakes on it.” Vieth said. ‘V’ ' “it's a flat-out acknowledgement that it's 1 Area resident and local environmentalist h1_~__ fl ' _.â€"‘~ Mically'going to be a traffic nightmare now Kevin Thomason agrees. He said the public *9...- whit-q and in the future. and even with mitigation { input portion of the project has been lacking , _ _ ‘ these problems haw not been solved," she and the true impacts of the development, M0” VOW“ 0‘ “My.“ are 5?“ka 0”? against a 9‘?" ‘0 build a C08“ 0" 0" Erb We“ West said, noting the Kitchener Costco is near sew specifically an increase in local traffic on the across from the landfill, despite several infrastructure improvements armed at reduch conges- era] major highways, including the 401. : nearby environmentally sensitive landscape. t'°"‘ u w” m“ The impact of the Costco will be felt well i have "0' been taken into aocount. ed commercial development" and whether Despite these improvements. the predict beyond the borders ofWaterloo. According ‘0 . “l'm not anti-Costco â€"â€" l’ve been a mem- the Costco is approved or not. any develop- ed increase in traffic will cause delays for the the staff repon the development will draw ber for 25 W313 â€" but are we sure this is the merit planned for that property will increase next decade, accordingto the repon. By 2024, shoppers from UP ‘0 10 kilometres aW51)“- right location?” Thomason asked. traflic volumes significantly. there will still be an average travel delay of meaning motorists 00““ drive from as hit its '- The proposed site. 924 and 930 Efb Street A transportation impact study for the more than nine minutes from F11) Street and St Clements, 51‘ lacobs, Mannheim. Baden We“ is new from the regional landfill site proieci identified 'significant travel delays" in in! Needles to the development during peak and Kitchener to Shep them and would include a 13,750 square metre the area at peak times on opening day this evening and Saturday hours the Ira Needles "it: traffic repon forecasts an estimated (Iostco and about 6,000 square metres of fall. The estimated number of trips the site and an, Street roundabout isalsoexpected to 850 vehicles per day on Wilmot line by 2019, "0191' commercial retail space. will generate in evening peak hours is 957. operate over capacity during those peak below the lhI’BShOId 0f I1’00 "“9558“! W Development planner loel Cotter said "may number increasesto 1.493 on Saturdays. times trigger a resurfacing of the road. Staff will staff have an open door policy to discuss In a March 4 report to regional .30.",ch "How can any use be apployed today continue to monitor traffic volumes. developments Wilh the PUth- bl" staff a"? regional stat? expressed some concern with clearly knowing that the traffic it generates WilmOl Mayor Les A'm‘lwhs ”I” not planning any open houses or public me traffic impact on}! development. will (many overwhelm a vast ponjon of the increased traffic on Wilmoi line Ls worrisome information centres at this time. Several immaum improvements have my and all connectivity westward within five and he hopes the City of Waterloo can heal "M the stafilevel we hi"? "0! had all {hm been proposed to help relieve that conges- years with no solutions or remedies to the those concerns and take “BPS 10 will?“ any 1 many concerns or comments expressed tion. but most will not be in place in time for gridlock?” Thomason asked. problems that may arise. ‘ relating to this application,” Cotter said, opening day this fall. improvements include The "9850" and the city are recommend "lhey alone will have to answer for (in- "mush he COUldh'l provide an 30118] numr roundabouts at Gate 1 and Gate 2 of the ing a phased development at the site. With mmlhfl greater gridlock if lhe (traffic) WW” her ‘The overall amount of input we've landfill, the widening of an; Street West to the Costco and the four-island, ifs-pump gas is pmn to he coma.” he said receive in the last nine or ten months to staff in." lanes in from of the she, and the con bar .0 be completed by the end of [th yea, (Loner said it council delays the approval would not warrant holding additional (pub structiun of a new when” road from Erb the gag bar would be open to (mm, mem. or votes against the project on April 7, lht‘ h” Mllhfii' Street West north to Columbia Street in the hers only and demand Will peak at 250 0"05'0" (001d h? appealed W the ”WNW last week, the City posted an updated Vista Hills cammunity. vehicles per hour. Munictpal Hoard. report outlining the Impact the development lra Needles'Boulevard Will also be Any further development Will be frozen 1h? “I“ ”PM! '8 dVfllthh' Will“? i” Will have on the surrounding area from widened to four lanes in two phases hetWet-n until [he roundabout at “a“. 2 is comple'c WWW.WalPriO().(‘a/(’n/litlsltlt‘xs/'~l;.‘4.tmi‘l.$lll r opening day lhlS fail UP ‘0 2024- 'lhe report now and 2016. The roundabout at (iate l of [he transportation impact study must also hS‘M'lWl‘Sl-HSP‘ indicates the land is planned for roughly the landfill. built by the anagram-h must be be updated and the “an" and the ”W mus. RlCl' (kimmerl’lai (imup has not rr-spmul JUKXX) square metres (if “automobile-orient ready before lhet'rxttro can open have the resources to construct and install "(1 "l WW3, "“"Vh'W ““11““ .4“ “ " ' ‘ . “ fi “ -' ' ‘ ,. ~ L ’ . 1-" .' N f.» 3' .45?! "Ii-«’9'; J: . "TE“iI . a. .3» ' C 31:, ;__.;‘..rv -»: .1 ’ i . I r 1‘ i - V‘ ‘ A‘ V l V ' I I ' . r.‘”i’,"--J. ‘_ 3.". ‘ (y“'k«; ‘ "1*": 4““. I, 5'“ “is ‘7 ' " ~ " 4‘ ‘ ML 5"“ .» i" ‘ - ‘ o ' V , 13‘ it ‘ :3 _ A ' . I i, ”I! i. 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