Owners of a resilient city business have received resounding support for their latest venture.
Urban Market 1919 has seen its share of challenges since redeveloping the previous eyesore on Lemarchant Road.
It’s run the gamut from thefts and threats, to a dispute with the city over red tape that’s reached the courts.
Yesterday was a better day for the market, though, with their application for a drive-thru pickup window approved by council.
Not only that, they won’t need a noise study or barrier since there won’t be outdoor speakers.
Nonetheless, Councillor Ron Ellsworth wants to make sure they know the rules, should that change.
Ron Ellsworth St. John’s City Councillor
“We’ve had this conversation before to make sure that the business people who are doing development or development projects fully understand the restrictions and limitations of what they’re doing and what they’re getting themselves into,” he said.
“Clearly, with this agreement we’re going to be doing around the regulation piece, it’s written in there, but if we can make sure that we’re communicating that clearly to the proponents so we make sure they fully understand the challenges then, the options they would have to look at if they decided to move in a different direction.”
Thirty-five people weighed in on the drive-thru window idea, with only one opposed to it.
That person said drive-thrus discourage walking and cycling and create traffic congestion, adding there are better uses for space taken up by parking lots.
Hours of operations will be seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
