Proposed 4th gas station for Borden-Carleton will now await IRAC decision [Video]

The future of a controversial development near the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton, P.E.I., is now in the hands of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.

Three days of hearings wrapped up Thursday in Charlottetown.

Danny Murphy, president of D.P. Murphy Group of Companies, wants to build a 24-hour Irving gas station, Tim Hortons, convenience store and two 3,000-square-foot retail spaces in the town.

The company needs IRAC’s approval for a license to sell gas. It doesn’t need approval to build the development itself. 

Chad Ceretti, owner of Ceretti’s Grocery and Hardware, said he’s relieved the hearings are over. He’s fighting the planned development, which would be built next door to his business. 

“It’s been a long couple of days, there’s a weight that’s been lifted, you know all the build up to it. It’s been …