Site in Ajax will be open next summer
Oct 07, 2008 - 08:52 AM
AJAX -- A Petro-Canada gas station has been approved for the southwest corner of Taunton and Westney roads.
Council is expected on Thursday to give final approval to a recommendation made by the Community and Planning Committee last week.
In addition to the gas station, there will also be a car wash and a Neighbours outlet. It's the same as the Petro-Canada outlet at Salem and Achilles roads.
Construction work would probably begin next March and take 16-to-18 weeks to complete, said Jonathan Rodger, a planner representing Petro-Canada.
Immediately to the west of the site is a development that will include a Rona store, a supermarket, a bank and other retail uses.
The gas station site is "probably an ideal place for a drive-through" because there's no homes abutting the site, Ward 1 local Councillor Shaun Collier said.
Given the location, "I can't see that many going out of their way for a coffee," he said.
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