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~fINiJ7'F,5 Ci.ty Counci.l. Fel:~. 23, 19£33 Sign Ordinance nr. ,Mar.i.on Newman, representing the I.,~i.ttl.e C~nada Ma1l., lppeared (Cont:.) bef.ore the Counci.l.. ilfr. Newman stat~d that the business people o~~re mi.,lec! as to what was go:i.n~ Co be considered at toni.ght's meetin~;. Mr. Newman staY.ed that: tkii.s matter is obvi.ou,lq not on the agenda 1ud they w~i.7.1. not impose upon thc Counc,9_7.. ~rtr. t~'ewman stated that the business people Piave a number of. ~i.ctuees oL si.s~ns i.n Li.ttle Canada and surroundi_n~; comrnun:i.ties that Chey would ].i.k~~ to t~r~sent 1t ~nother time. Mr. Newman stated thaL Che I,i.ttl.e Cana<la ~1a11 merchants az•e competi.ng with otl'~er ro~rchants not just in Littl.e Canada, bizT, also i.n surrourid;inF; cit:~i.es. Mr. Aiesaman stated Chat the matt:er of :iclenti.Lication i.s o.F paramount i.mportance. Necvmail informed the Council th~t ther.e are merchants ~.in the L,ittle Canncia i,lsll. wl~io have neop].e re ,pondin~; to the;i.r ads, but the people cannot Eind tl~em. T3ereJtants would l-i.ke to be located qui..cl<1y by the con,um~in~; publi.c. Mr. ~ewman stated that from the Z>re.v;ious act:ion at the meet~i.ng he c~nnot r.ecal.7. any ci.ty that was roore responsi.ve to ~.i.ts community, ~nd 1~oped that, t6is atti.tude ~aoul.d prevail w?.rh the merchants. ~[r. Ne~aman stated tLi~T Yhey woul.d handle the matter as suggested by the 1?l.anner. ~ir. Newman pointed out that. thi_, property ~aas zoned by the Counci.l. for business and Chesr people should be. enCitled to compeCe Ln the market: pl.ace!. Mr. Fahc:y stated i:hat ~Ar. Newman's comrnents were wel.l taken and h~ would be wi.lling Co 1~i.st:en t:o the Little Canada's Ma11 presentation. Mr. Newman stated that Y.he Ci.ty's ordinance Chat the pytpn shoul.d rel.ate to the strest on wh:i.ch i.t i.s located i_s unreali.sti.c. ~Irs. Scal.ze stated tlzat :i.n the Ci.ty oE Tidina t:h<:re are numerou> shopping centers ~aith no designati.on. ~d~Lna does not h~ve huge ~yl.ons anywhere ~.ind i.E someone wants to ftind a business, they w:i.l.l. Mr. Newman stated that Che ease of. F.inding the bi.is:i.ness is i.rnportaxit to the merchant. It i.s i.n the i.ntere:st oF the morcl~ant to malce the store vi_si.bl.c, C-!r. i~ecoman state<9 that t:he competitors on Ri.ce Street have tk~e advantagc. P4rs. Scalze stated that the i.i.tt1E~ Canacla Mav11 would be allowed a 1ar~;~ pql.on on Highcvay 36. Newman stated tl~~at the sign caould be vi.,ible from Hif;hway 36, but xioC f.rom Ri.ce 5treeC. Nrs. Nardini. aslced i.f a great deal. of the problem will. be resol.ve.d when the traff~i.c congestion is resolved on 2i.ce Street. Page ~-18-