{"id":138649,"date":"2023-05-25T15:44:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=138649"},"modified":"2023-05-26T06:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T10:59:58","slug":"huntsville-council-directs-staff-to-investigate-a-rainbow-crosswalk-on-main","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-council-directs-staff-to-investigate-a-rainbow-crosswalk-on-main\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville Council directs staff to investigate a rainbow crosswalk on Main"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While the Town will need to notify the District of Muskoka as Main Street is a District road, Huntsville Council voted in favour of a motion brought forward by Councillor Helena Renwick asking that the municipality paint a rainbow at the new crosswalk by the Local Kitchen restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Council’s resolution included a request that staff investigate the cost, consult Pride Muskoka and the Downtown Huntsville BIA, and return to council with a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renwick said it would be a great opportunity to add a little colour to the downtown and make the town as inclusive as possible. “For myself, it’s a very personal thing. I think for a lot of people in our community to be recognized and to be acknowledged is a really important thing,” she said. “I think that it’s really important to extend to our community that we are inclusive, and as a tourist community I think it bodes very well for us to speak of it.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Scott Morrison said he had been approached by Renwick, asking if he’d endorse it, “and of course, I jumped all over it.” He also said there are likely grants available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you’ve ever been to Key West. If you’ve ever been to Provincetown. If you’ve ever been to communities like that\u2014 the LGBT[ community flocks to places like that because they feel safe and welcome. If you come to this town and you see something like this downtown, you’re going to come back and you’re going to tell your friends. So I think from the tourism play, inclusivity is number one. And also, kids at high school see a flag being burned but then they walk downtown and see something like that\u2014it’s the mental health impact as well,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Bob Stone said he supports the idea as well. He noted that council did look at installing such a crosswalk last term but the cost was outrageous. “I don’t know what the cost will be but I will support it until I hear those numbers, and maybe there will be some grants. I would love that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock said there probably are grants. She said money may also be available through Huntsville’s Municipal Accommodation Tax because the rainbow sidewalk could be considered a tourism initiative. “I fully believe that we will find a way without having to touch the levy,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Jason FitzGerald said he too would fully support it and said that the cost of the materials may have come down since the last time something similar was considered by Huntsville High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morrison said before he took a Facebook break, there were a lot of comments about the crosswalk looking shabby. There were also complaints about the need to paint the lines at Centre and Main, even though they’re going to be painted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarmo Uukkivi, Huntsville Director of Operations and Protective Services, said sand removal should be completed by the end of May and then the painting will begin. <\/p>\n\n\n

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