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Oxford Mills Community Association voices interest in purchasing Maplewood Hall Jennifer Westendorp jwestendorp@perfprint.ca
Representatives from the Oxford Mills Community Association made a presentation and submitted an Expression of Interest to purchase Maplewood Hall during the April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting. David Habberjam, the OMCA secretary, began the presentation by providing a brief history of Maplewood, which was formerly a oneroom school house.
“We’ve talked about this for a while and now we are finally submitting something,” said Habberjam. “We have included an Expression of Interest, for the purchase of Maplewood Hall, and the petition we circulated during Canada Day last year and around the community, which shows we have support.” He explained Maplewood Hall was designated under the Heritage Act in 1991. “It was built using limestone from a quarry on Bedell Road,” said Habberjam. “It served as a school house and
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then a community hall.” He explained there are issues that need to be resolved, with regards to the location and condition of the well and sceptic on the property, before the OMCA can move forward with its plan to purchase Maplewood from the municipality. He said the plan, if the acquisition of the property goes smoothly, is to sever a portion of the current lot, which encompasses more than just Maplewood. “Our plan, once we acquire the building, is to make improvements in acoustics and sound,” said Habberjam. “Right now, the building echoes quite a bit.” He said the OMCA also plans to improve marketing tactics and adding a booking system, including rental applications, on the OMCA website. The OMCA also plans to bump up the efforts of finding donors and sponsors for Maplewood. “People ask us all the time about donating, including those who have donated in the past,” said Habberjam.
He said the OMCA also hopes to gain charitable status, enabling the association to give receipts to donors and sponsors. “Right now, we have a notfor-profit corporate identity,” said Habberjam. “We have looked into getting charitable status.” Jim DeVette, the OMCA head of finance, said the association plans to lower the current rental rates of the hall, if it takes over ownership. “We looked at the previous rates, when we ran it before, between 2006 and 2013,” said DeVette. “We would have to raise the rates by 33 per cent, from what we charged previously, which is still lower than the municipal rates.” He explained the increased rates, from what the association previously charged, Jennifer Westendorp/METROLAND along with an increase in frequency of rental, will cover the expenses of the hall. “We will also raise revThe kindergarten team at Oxford-On-Rideau Public School, which inenue through donations,” said cludes Logan Perry, Forrest Swale, Logan Mahoney, Cali Tabbert and DeVette. The rationale, Habberjam Nathan Flowers (not present) won this year’s Regional Bridge Building-
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