Possible resolution for greenhouse plan
Posted Oct 3, 2010 06:34:12 AM.
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A greenhouse a volunteer group was planning to put up in a church parking lot in Halifax may become a reality sooner than later. Halifax mayor Peter Kelly tells the Chronicle Herald that municipal staff worked out a potential agreement with the local church group late Friday.
The building permit process was holding up the project, but the mayor says it should get sorted out soon. A group of kids who had a garden plot on Gottigen street this summer were hoping to keep their project going through the winter with the $3,000 greenhouse.
They’ve been growing herbs like parsley and dill to use in salad dressings. They’ve been selling them at a farmer’s market to reportedly raise money for education.
Mayor Kelly says there were technicalities attached to the greenhouse plans that needed to be ironed out by staff. But he adds they took a hard look at the issue to see if they could come up with a settlement for the project proposed by the Saint Patrick’s Church Restoration Society.
One of the issues raised my municipal staff had to do with multiple deeds on its parking lot. The city wanted the church to consolidate ownership but there was concern over it being a pricey and time-consuming process.
The Navy has offered its help to put up the greenhouse on Brunswick Street and others have volunteered materials. The mayor hasn’t indicated to the newspaper when he expects the impasse to be resolved.
