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Saskatoon’s iconic Knox United Church needs money, and its board of directors is hoping for permission to subdivide its lot.
But a change to the municipal heritage bylaw is needed first.
At a public hearing Monday, city councillors voted 10-1 to refer the matter to the Municipal Heritage Review Board.
Knox United Church board member Marcel de la Gorgendiere told councillors allowing development on the parcel where a gravel parking lot currently sits would allow the church to maintain service to the community.
Without income from the proposed new development which includes residential and retail space he suggested the church would have a difficult time maintaining its building in the future.