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A 27-storey condo building proposed by Claridge Homes on Lisgar Street has yet to be approved by city council and the Centretown community is already divided over what the development could mean.
With plans for a new Beer Store on Somerset Street in the works, Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes is calling for an expanded development to include residential space. 
Shamit Tushakiran, Centretown NewsThis multi-storey building over the LCBO at Bank and McLeod streets is similar to a proposed development over the Beer Store at Somerset Street.
Community development and densification are the most critical concerns Somerset ward candidates should tackle in the upcoming municipal elections, say business and community associations. They agree the health of the city depends on resolving planning issues in the core, as well as preparing for the influx of residents that will result from high-density condo development.
When Kim Nguyen arrived home on a Friday afternoon last November, all she wanted was to relax after work. But when she arrived at her room upstairs she noted something was wrong. It was a mess: IDs, papers, documents all over the place. Jewels and money were gone including $60 she had in a Buddha statue. Her computer was left untouched, just sitting on her bed.