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Town hall will not move to former high school site By Ron Giofu While there may be a new Amherstburg town hall at some point in the future, it won’t be in the former General Amherst High School. Town council voted against having administration enter into negotiations with the Valente Development Corporation, the owners of the former high school at 130 Sandwich St. S., and instead will have a report drafted with costs and details on the other options for a new town hall as presented as part of the administrative report on the matter. The motion was passed after roughly four hours of delegations, questions and debate Monday night which saw a couple of moments where Mayor Michael Prue warned people they may be asked to leave if they became unruly. The other options for a potential new town hall include building a new town hall at Bill Wigle Park, a renovation/ addition to the Libro Centre, building on land not yet acquired, building at the public works site, renovating and upgrading the current town hall and rebuilding at the current location. The motion was made by Councillor Linden Crain and he was joined by Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb, Councillor Molly Allaire, Councillor Peter Courtney and Councillor Don McArthur in support. Opposed were Prue and Councillor Diane Pouget. Administration said the $13-$15
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million costs for the potential 130 Sandwich St. S. site could grow to over $20 million when works like heritage facade preservation and other technical components are factored in. The town hall would have been owned by the town with mainly just a shared roof, but there were concerns from the public over condo fees, the town not having its own standalone building, debt and other financial matters. Crain believed now is not the time to pursue the Valente proposal and to spend that kind of money, stating he would rather delve deeper into examining the other possibilities. “I would be interested in learning more about the other options presented,” said Crain. Gibb did question the motion at first, stating the recommendation to enter into negotiations at the former high school site would have given them “firm numbers” and that they weren’t locked into anything. CAO Valerie Critchley pointed out earlier in the night the final contract would have come back to town council for approval or denial. Allaire believed the town needs “simplicity” and “functionality” out of a new town hall and wanted to find an option “we can all afford.” She also questioned whether the Town of Amherstburg needs the amount of space that was being proposed at the 130 Sandwich St. S. site. “This is a bit too big for my tastes,” she said.
Sully’s Giving Back, an initiative led by the Lowe family of Amherstburg, presented “Sully’s Monster Dash” last Saturday at Holiday Beach Conservation Area. Sully Lowe has been a patient at Children’s Hospital at the London Health Sciences Centre so the $10,000 in proceeds went there. Sully was in the “kids’ dash” with dad Brian helping him. For more, please turn to Page 6.
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