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City Centre Mirror: Manor Road United Church land severance to remain green
February 13, 2015
City Centre Mirror
Justin Skinner
City offered competitive bid with money secured from development fees from other nearby sites
Faced with a dwindling congregation and a surplus of space, Manor Road United Church has decided to put the Davisville Village community first.
A couple of years ago, the church decided to sever its land and sell a portion off to help renovate its sanctuary space. Rather than automatically looking for developers to buy it up, the church is working on a deal with the City of Toronto that would see the land converted into green space.
“We could have sold the land to developers for housing for seniors, condos or townhouses,” said Manor Road United Church Reverend Debra Schneider. “Councillor (Josh) Matlow had a meeting regarding the (Manor Road) Lawn Bowling Club and we had a couple of members there. They became aware councillor Matlow had funds available for park land and we started discussions from there.”
The church, at Manor Road East and Forman Avenue, will use the money to revamp its 90-year-old sanctuary space. The funds from the city will help make the space accessible and will allow for the installation of glass partitions to help convert it into a mixed-use space that can be rented out.
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