Renovation / addition has been planned for many years
Recreation centre invites you to join its membership at 50+
South Gate Centre is an immensely important facility in the City of Woodstock.
This entry is about the South Gate fundraising drive and the amount of money the City budget will be seeking in 2023 to begin the physical expansion of the existing building.
The membership of South Gate -- with an established internal fundraising committee and a separate board of directors (Acting mayor Connie Lauder is on board) -- is committed to raising $1.5 million (About $500,00 for furnishings) and thus far have already topped $1 million raised. The centre for active seniors (50+) made that announcement official twice, including a club lunch barbecue on June 22 (I was in attendance) and also at a City Council meeting earlier this summer.
The chair of the fundraising team is David Hilderley, who is 1 of 6 candidates for mayor in the Oct. 24 election.
Executive director Chris Cunningham has been enthusiastic about this venture for quite some time.
To hint lightly that the club is bursting at the seams is actually a significant understatement as South Gate has patiently waited for a green light, an official thumbs up which should occur when the 2023 capital budget is approved by the next council.
I want to be a member of that new council, but you realize that fact.
To better explain my full understanding of this scenario, my next blog entry will include a recipe list of the ingredients projected to be in both the 2023 and 2024 capital budget as City Hall is extremely smart to operate with a 5-year rolling game plan (CAO David Creery and director of administrative services Diane Campbell are impeccable).
By the way, make sure all candidates you talk to know this about how sound and solid the system is at 500 Dundas St.
Quite honestly, and to be exact in terminology, BLD00033 project entitled South Gate Renovation & Addition is noted to include a debenture of $5,300,000 to finance the construction in 2023. The City has already authorized work such as architectural drawings, and the analysis of the parking situation and road accesses as South Gate is adjacent to Southside Park and parallel to both Victoria and Old Wellington streets.
Check out their website (www.southgatectr.com) for activities ranging from fitness, woodworking, card tournaments, dance lessons, luncheons, slo-pitch teams, pickle ball, crafts, snooker, seminars, art instruction, and special events such as the Chilly Charlie Groundhog Day breakfast and the Twelve Days of Christmas Lottery. Also, many outside associations call South Gate home, including the Lions Club with 2 meetings every month plus a Bingo every Thursday night.
South Gate is a not-for-profit charitable organization and they would love to receive contributions from its members to assist in this new vision.
Below is a link to the story I wrote on the initial announcement of this necessary and patiently waited for transformation of this recreation facility.
I do project this project to be among the list of issues in the election campaign.
http://marklivesinwoodstock.blogspot.com/2022/03/
www.southgatectr.com
www.southgatectr.com/aplacetobe
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