{"id":37154,"date":"2017-09-09T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T13:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=37154"},"modified":"2017-09-09T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T13:25:51","slug":"councillors-thank-community-group-coming-together-save-madill-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/councillors-thank-community-group-coming-together-save-madill-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillors thank community group for coming together to save Madill Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s official. A stand alone, non-profit organization calling itself the Madill Church Preservation Society led by its president, Carolynn MacKay, will be taking over the ownership and preservation of one of Ontario\u2019s oldest churches.<\/p>\n<p>Huntsville Council agreed to cover the incorporation cost of the group and transfer the Madill Church property to the same for a total amount of $2,000, at its August 28 meeting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe need to support this new group and help them out in their endeavour. It\u2019s unfortunate that as a municipality we\u2019re not in a position to take ownership of this property and be involved in its preservation. Fortunately, we found a group who is going to be able to do that and I want to compliment them,\u201d said Councillor Jason FitzGerald, who is chair of the Town\u2019s Heritage Committee.<\/p>\n<p>FitzGerald was also present at a public <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/madill-church-preservation-society-forms-save-historic-building-demolition\/\">meeting held by the municipality on August 17<\/a> to gauge the community\u2019s interest in preserving the church.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Nancy Alcock said she also attended the meeting and commended staff for a tremendous job organizing it. \u201cI think we were very fortunate to have such a motivated and engaged turnout at the meeting that night and we\u2019re really lucky that a group has already formed and they\u2019re keen to get going. So I think we would show good faith on the part of the municipality to say \u2018we\u2019re happy about it and we hope that they succeed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Jonathan Wiebe echoed Alcock\u2019s comments and said he wants to see the group succeed. \u201cThis is the result we were hoping for and we got it,\u201d he said. \u201cAgain, [I\u2019m] proud of the community for coming together and proud of our staff for making it happen, so thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Det Schumacher asked if the $10,000 promised by the United Church of Canada, which is looking to divest itself of the property, is still on the table. \u201cYes,\u201d said FitzGerald. \u201cThey\u2019ve offered that amount to anyone who assumes the ownership or title of the property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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