Guelph-Eramosa defers road closure – again by Jaime Myslik

BRUCEDALE – Guelph-Eramosa has once again deferred the decision to stop up and close the Pasmore Street road allowance, north of Highway 7 in Rockwood.

Council made the decision on Oct. 2.
“It’s a little more complicated than we thought it would be,” Mayor Chris White said. “We’ll try to make sure that we can continue to move forward on this without taking any steps until we’re absolutely sure on what (we’re doing) going ahead. So we’re going to defer that for now.”

While the portion of Pasmore Street between Highway 7 and Division Street was deemed surplus in August, it was at the Sept. 18 meeting that council first delayed the closure, following a public meeting.

Muhammed Hanafy, owner of the Esso gas station on the north side of Alma Street, said he was concerned the closure would impact his business.

Township clerk Amanda Knight wrote in a report that an adjacent property owner had requested to buy the unopened road so the land can be added to the site plan of a new development.

The lands along Alma Street are being developed by Vesterra Property Management Inc. into new commercial space.

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