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Upper Clearwater Hall dispute goes to regional district board

Two delegations speak to TNRD directors regarding the grant-in-aid for the Upper Clearwater Hall
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The Upper Clearwater Hall has been a source of controversy for several years.

Should property owners in Upper Clearwater continue to pay a total of close to $5,000 per year to help support the Upper Clearwater Hall?

According to the agenda of today's (Thursday's) meeting of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors, two delegations are to speak to the directors regarding the grant-in-aid for the Upper Clearwater Hall.

The first delegation, which has chosen Steve Murray as its spokesperson, will ask that the grant-in-aid be removed.

The delegation also will ask that the hall, which belongs to Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute, be declared a private building and not a community hall.

The second delegation, which has UCFI director Nick Frost as its spokesperson, plans to talk to the board about the renovations and improvements to the hall, as well as maintaing the hall, which the delegation describes as open and available to all.

The Farmers Institute delegation will ask the board for a letter of support for the hall, which it described as, “... an excellent facility to have in our community and one which we can all fairly access and enjoy.”

The dispute regarding the grant-in-aid for the Upper Clearwater Hall has been ongoing for several years.

A survey carried out by last spring by Carol Schaffer, Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Wells Gray Country (Area A) found a slim majority of property owners favored continuing to support Upper Clearwater Hall with their taxes for one more year.

However, a second question regarding what should happen after that year was over did not have a clear response.

A letter to the editor from Upper Clearwater Farmers Institute president Andrew Nelson appears on page A4 inside.

 

Look for information regarding the TNRD directors' response to the two Upper Clearwater delegations in next week's issue of the Times, or go online to www.clearwatertimes.com.