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Published: November 26, 2008 9:00 AMUpdated: November 26, 2008 9:21 AM
Further to the article on the Core Inn in the paper last week, I would like to provide a complete and accurate update of where Salt Spring Island Community Services stands regarding changes to the Core Inn.
Community Services will be proceeding with the construction of one more office on the second floor for youth services staff. This will help address current pressing office space needs.
In the new year we will review further office and program space needs, as well as a review of the use of the Core Inn. We will go into these reviews with a clean slate and open mind. Current or past plans for either the second or third floors will only re-emerge if they make sense.
Three fundamental reference points which will undoubtedly shape the future of the building include:
1. a mandate to maintain the Core Inn as a facility for youth activities;
2. structural and safety issues and limitations of the building, and in particular the third floor, and;
3. an obligation to preserve the historical significance of the building.
Thank you to all of the individuals who have expressed interest recently in the Core Inn and its preservation as a unique community resource.
Rob Grant,
Executive director,
Community Services Society
