Proposed development at 573 Woodward Avenue. (Image from the City of Saint John)
Saint John council approved rezoning applications Monday night for a pair of proposed residential developments in the city.
The first application was for a 225-unit development set to be built at 573 Woodward Avenue in the Millidgeville area.
Concerns over potential blasting at the site were brought up during a public hearing on the rezoning in early November.
Coun. Paula Radwan said continued concerns about who would oversee the blasting prompted her to vote against the rezoning.
Radwan proposed a motion to table the rezoning until that question could be answered, but she did not receive support from any other councillors.
“I’m all for growth, I just want smart growth and I think people have a right to information,” said Radwan.
Coun. Brent Harris said he has heard the concerns related to blasting, but he views the situation as a case-closed matter.
“The province is responsible to issue the permit for a blast, and the City of Saint John is to approve the land use and is to approve the project based on its outcome,” said Harris.
The former St. John the Baptist Catholic Church rectory on Broad Street in Saint John. (Image submitted)
Meanwhile, council also gave the go-ahead to convert a former Catholic church rectory in the south end to a five-unit residential building.
Matthew Carr has said he is excited to breathe new life into the former St. John the Baptist Church rectory on Broad Street.
“When I first came across 54 Broad Street, I was just super excited about the architecture and the opportunity to retain a lot of its over century-old history,” Carr told the city’s planning advisory committee in October.
Inside will be a single one-bedroom apartment, two one-bedroom apartments with a den in each, and two two-bedroom apartments.
Carr said the layout of the building is really conducive to having five almost purpose-built apartments inside.
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