Plans for a new liquor store are going ahead after the project faced some opposition at a public hearing in April.
The property owner hopes to build Jak’s Liquor Store at 5901 Broadway, at Parkcrest Plaza. Most responses at the public hearing were positive, with 39 letters, a petition with more than 1,000 signatures, and five speakers supporting the project.
But not everyone is in favour of a new liquor store at that location. Council received two letters and heard from two speakers at the public hearing against the proposal. Opponents were concerned about the store’s proximity to a school, increased crime in the area, and reduced property values.
Coun. Sav Dhaliwal also voted against sending it to third reading.
