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heads cut off.” However, Baril assures tax- pa y ers that council does indeed have a plan to procure a new m unicipal hall. De- tails are to be revealed in the near future. Since it was for m ed April 10, 2002, when Grenville Township m erged with the vil- lage of Calu m et, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge has been based in the for m er township’s town hall situated on Maple Street in the village of Grenville. In 2008, the m unici- palit y purchased the for m er Ro m an Cath- olic church and rector y in Calu m et with a view towards converting those buildings into the town hall and m unicipal offices. But that plan was scrapped when renova- tion costs were dee m ed to be too oner- ous; the buildings were later sold. Potential sites for a new centre have in- cludee land beside the m unicipal garage on Highwa y 148 and the Centre Paul-Bou- gie in Calu m et, where council m eetings are now held.
GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE | The quest for a new Grenville-sur-la-Rouge town hall continues with four of the seven coun- cil m e m bers hoping to have a new base ready by late next year. B y the end of the current ter m , which expires at the end of 2013, the m unicipal- it y hopes to have co m pleted a new town hall, sa y Deput y Ma y or Diane Monette and Councillors Noël Baril, Alain Carrière and Pierre Lessard. In the m eanti m e, the m u- nicipalit y continues to tr y to sell its current hall, located at 40 Maple St., in the village of Grenville. The decision to extend realtor Gilles Drouin’s m andate to sell has been ex- tended b y six m onths. But the decision was not a unani m ous one. Ma y or John Sa y well fears the m unicipalit y is “pla y ing with fire,” since if it receives an offer it cannot refuse on the Maple Street site, GSR will be ho m e- less. “There is no plan for the town hall,” he said at a recent m eeting. The issue is one of several that underline the divisions a m ong council m e m bers. At an earlier m eeting, Councillor Teresa Fore m an had suggested the realtor’s m an- date be extended. But following Sa y well’s co mm ents, she opposed the decision. That pro m pted Baril to declare: “Incredible! She proposes it and now she opposes it.” Sa y - well refuted suggestions he was tr y ing to influence For m an’s vote, sa y ing a m e m ber could reconsider a position if new infor m a- tion surfaced during a debate. So m e tax- pa y ers also feel council has not full y stud- ied the question. Before people m ove, the y ensure the y have a new ho m e, observed Carole Gratton during question period. “If the town hall is sold, where are y ou going to go? It see m s that y ou are doing things backwards.” She later criticized the m e m - bers for behaving like “chickens with the
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Since Grenville-sur-la-Rouge was founded, its town hall has been located in the village of Grenville.
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