{"id":183822,"date":"2025-01-02T19:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T00:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=183822"},"modified":"2025-01-02T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T04:50:00","slug":"unity-circle-planned-for-huntsville-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/unity-circle-planned-for-huntsville-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity Circle planned for Huntsville in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At its December meeting, Huntsville&#8217;s General Committee agreed to move forward with a Unity Circle at River Mill Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillors heard from Brandon Hall, Civil Engineering Technologist for the Town, regarding the Unity Circle proposed for the area where Dara Howell Way intersects with King Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The objective of this project is to create a public space that fosters inclusivity, celebrates diverse communities, and educates visitors about important local and cultural values,&#8221; noted Hall in his report to committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hall was following up on council&#8217;s previous direction for staff to work with proponents, Councillors Helena Renwick and Scott Morrison, as well as stakeholders to come up with an appropriate design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hall said following numerous meetings a design was firmed up. He said a decision was made to go with a circle rather than a square and include a &#8216;community section.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hall also told councillors the project had taught him a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The collaboration on this has been absolutely great. I can personally say for myself that I have absolutely learned so much through this&#8230; they stand for so much more than what I thought and so very proud to be a part of this,&#8221; said Hall. &#8220;You know what I get out of this project, is this tells me Huntsville is strong and Huntsville is united.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration included municipal and council representatives as well as representation from Muskoka Pride, Huntsville Royal Canadian Legion Branch 232, Hope Arises, and Hall said input would also be sought from members of the Town&#8217;s accessibility advisory committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Staff, in collaboration with the identified community stakeholders, have held several meetings to review, refine, and finalize a design concept for Unity Circle. The proposed design includes a unique, pie-shaped layout with four distinct areas, each celebrating members of our community and a central crosswalk that ties the space together. After the initial design concept was presented and reviewed by all user groups, final adjustments were made, and the concept was finalized,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A majority of council voted in favour of moving forward with the project, which they heard will be realized through community donations and not from the tax base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about the upkeep, Councillor Morrison said the plan is to hopefully also create a reserve with the donations and noted that stencils would be used for touch-ups, rather than having to repaint the entire circle. Hall said resilient paint will be used to hopefully withstand wear and tear, however, he also anticipated it may have to be touched up once or twice a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Cory Clarke said he could not support the project. His concerns included maintenance, staff time, and vandalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Town of Huntsville CAO Denise Corry said cameras are planned for that area. She also noted that council can decide to discontinue the project at any time. While Morrison and Renwick argued that fear of vandalism is not a good reason not to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, committee members, except Clarke, voted in favour of moving forward with the project. <\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its December meeting, Huntsville&#8217;s General Committee agreed to move forward with a Unity Circle at River Mill Park. 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