Concerned about a proposed big box retail complex in Leaside, two residents' groups are holding a public meeting next Monday night.

Leaside Unite and the Leaside Property Owners' Association are concerned about the proposed development at 70 and 80 Wicksteed Ave. and 99 Vanderhoof Ave. southeast of Eglinton Avenue and Laird Drive.

The proposal calls for a 13,660-square-metre (147,000-square-foot) retail complex to be anchored by a 7,745-square-metre (83,370-square-foot), two-storey department store, grocery store or home improvement store, according to a city planning report.

The development would also include other buildings ranging in size from 359 square metres (3,864 square feet) to 1,018 square metres (10,957 square feet).

The site, along the western edge of the Leaside Business Park, is mostly vacant, the city report said.

The residents' groups are worried about the impact of the development on the neighbourhood.

The meeting will be held Monday, June 11, at 7 p.m. in the William Lea room of Leaside Memorial Gardens at 1073 Millwood Rd.

For more information, visit www.leasideunite.com