By Ian Thompson | DAILY REPUBLIC | June 30, 2009
Solano County Meals on Wheels employee Melvin "Bo" Bowen stops by the organization's office in the Marina Center Tuesday afternoon in Suisun City. Photo by Brad Zweerink
SUISUN CITY - A plan to remodel the aging Marina Shopping Center passed the Suisun City Planning Commission with flying colors Tuesday night.
The commissioners' biggest concern was the impact heavy delivery trucks would have on Lotz Way because they could not directly access the center from westbound Highway 12.
Otherwise, commissioners gave unanimous approval to the plan to extensively remodel the buildings, add several small pedestrian plazas and improve the landscaping.
Pellarin Enterprises of Redwood City, who purchased the shopping center 18 months ago, created the plans to turn the Marina Center into a retail magnet for downtown Suisun City.
The developer wants to knock down one of the center's buildings on the southwest side and demolish the northern half of two buildings in the center's interior.
All the remaining buildings would undergo an extensive redesign to create a look similar to that of Vacaville's Factory Stores.
Landscaping would be significantly improved and pedestrian plazas would be put in front of the center's two southern buildings.
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