multi-million-dollar office development on East Broadway. The DAB ruled that a proposal to redevelop and renovate the derelict Waterfront Restaurant building at 12 Crow Lane did not provide adequate parking and servicing "to allow for the orderly development and use of land within this commercial centre''. In March, developer Mr. Anthony Smith submitted plans to create more than 17,000 square feet of harbour-side office space across 250 feet of dock and waterfront. Mr. Smith said yesterday he would appeal the decision. "I'm optimistic still,'' he said. "I'm not going to give up.'' Mr. Smith has been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars restoring the historic Lane House, which is adjacent to the Waterfront Restaurant property. Together, the properties comprise just over a third of an acre. Adjacent to Lane House, and included on its property, is the 100-year-old East Cottage. The main house (4,200 square feet) and the cottage (1,900 square feet) have separate access and together provide 6,100 square feet of office space. In an earlier interview, Mr. Smith said his goals always included the restoration of Lane House, the oldest parts of which date back to 1760. He said he planned to provide parking for a handful of cars and some cycles on land nearest the Marine & Ports building. And he felt other parking available nearby answered the DAB's concerns. Rejection of the plan was disclosed in minutes released yesterday of the DAB's June 28 meeting. The plan rejected by the DAB is the third one for the land that has been considered by Villa Development Company Ltd., Mr. Smith's company. In 1989 and 1990, Mr. Smith considered a small hotel for business people, similar to Waterloo House. Later, he had plans for condominiums on the same land. Poor market conditions, not the DAB, dashed those proposals. Villa Development Company is the same firm that built Warwick Villas, 26 condominium units on the edge of the Belmont Golf Course.

CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE FOR PLP CANDIDATE CTS Conditional discharge for PLP candidate Progressive Labour Party Central Committee member Rolfe Commissiong yesterday received a six month conditional discharge for failing to report an accident.

Commissiong, 38, of Brackish Pond Lane, Devonshire, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates' Court.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant said Commissiong was concerned with a road traffic accident involving his car and a motorcycle on July 7, 1994. The rider of the cycle was injured and had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

Sgt. Grant said the charge against Commissiong was a technicality stating Commissiong stayed at the scene and informed a near by doctor of the cyclist's medical needs. Sgt. Grant said he also left his name and address with the cyclist. His only neglect was not reporting the incident to the Police Station.

A week later, Commissiong was an unsuccessful PLP candidate in the Paget East by-election which followed the death of Government backbencher the Hon. Dr.

John Stubbs.

The by-election was won by Minister of Management and Technology, the Hon.

Grant Gibbons.

HOLE IN MIDDLE OF RUNWAY FLY Hole in middle of runway A work crew will fix a triangular shaped hole in the middle of the Bermuda International Airport's runway.

The hole was discovered around 4.30 p.m. during peak afternoon travel.

"There was an asphalt patch in the middle of the runway across from where the air traffic control tower is located,'' Airport Operations manager Mr. John Williams said.

"A portion of the asphalt broke out to a depth of about two inches,'' he added. "It's about ten feet by eight feet in the shape of a triangle.'' Mr. Williams said a work crew was sent out and cleaned up the area and several flights were able to use the runway.

"We are going to be out first thing (today) and do a permanent repair to it.

We estimate it will be complete by about 10 p.m. and we do not anticipate any flight delays.