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Art Postle figures one of Saskatoon’s most iconic churches would still have roof problems if not for a fund intended to cover half the cost of repairs and maintenance to designated heritage properties.
Postle, who serves as treasurer for Knox United Church, said the congregation was able to come up with its half of the $20,000 needed to “repoint” bricks on the building’s collegiate gothic exterior almost two decades ago. However, it took a major fundraising effort to generate the church’s share of a roughly $100,000 roof repair job about 10 years later.
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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.
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A downtown church, a local developer and dozens of concerned residents will have to wait to learn whether a contentious 19-storey tower proposed for a Spadina Crescent parking lot can go ahead.
Knox United Church and Meridian Development Corp. want to subdivide off the church’s adjacent parking lot for the tower, with the church receiving 40 covered parking stalls to supplement its revenues.
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That application was the subject of a public hearing Monday night, a necessity given the church’s heritage designation. But a notice of objection means it is now headed to a provincial board for review.