Sarnia

Pre Hearing Date Set

A pre-hearing conference on Sifton Properties OMB appeal concerning a development in north end Sarnia will be held December 8.

City council rejected an official plan amendment and a rezoning application at the end of May.

City Planning and Building Director Jane Cooper says the pre-hearing lays the groundwork for the full hearing.

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Sifton wants to build a small grocery store, a four-storey seniors complex, a small medical centre and possibly a restaurant to be located in the northwest corner of Modeland Rd. and Michigan Ave.

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