Uncertainty around 4th gas station in Borden-Carleton ‘excruciating,’ says business owner [Video]

Hearings continued for a second day on a controversial development near the Confederation Bridge in Borden-Carleton.

D.P. Murphy wants to build a “Welcome Plaza” with a 24-hour Irving gas station, Tim Hortons, convenience store, and two 3,000-square-foot retail spaces.  

Commissioners with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission heard Wednesday about the impacts that project may have on Ceretti’s Grocery and Hardware, the gas station and retail store located next door to the proposed development. 

Chad Ceretti, owner of Ceretti’s, told commissioners he put any plans to renovate or expand on hold after hearing about the D.P. Murphy plan. 

Asked how that potential competition made him feel, Ceretti said “terrified would be the first word that comes to mind.” 

He later added, “The uncertainty over the last number of years has been excruciating.”

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