Solmar Development Corp. has applied to Niagara-on-the-Lake to redesignate a portion of 200 John St. E. and 588 Charlotte St. and establish primary and emergency access to the Randwood Estate lands.

An open house will be held virtually and at town hall on Tuesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. to hear the application by the corporation, which is owned by developer Benny Marotta.

Niagara-on-the-Lake planning staff said the application to designate the land to low density residential from agriculture does not involve any development proposal. Staff said the redesignation aligns with the interim decision issued by the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in October 2024.

SORE (Save Our Rand Estate), which fought against Solmar’s application before the tribunal along with the town, said in a statement Maro

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