By Mark Squibb
Bay Bulls council approved a number of applications, both residential and commercial, during the May public meeting.
On the commercial side of things, council approved applications for a welding and fabrication shop at 130 Winnonish Drive and tourist accommodations at 50B Bread and Cheese Road.
Deputy Mayor Jason O’Brien said it is always good to see new business open up in town. Councillor Ethan Williams added he was excited to see an additional accommodation for tourists, especially given the upcoming Canada Summer Games.
“I imagine it will be a busy summer,” said Williams. “With the Canada Games coming to the St. John’s and metro region, I think we’ll see a lot of influx from the metro area, on top of our usual tourism. Hopefully we have a good summer in terms of weather as well. That would be a big help to tourism as well. So, it’s great to see some residents take the initiative and have some more accommodations for folks visiting our wonderful town.”
Mayor Keith O’Driscoll concurred.
In other development news, council also approved two residential accessory buildings and four new residential builds.
