The Town of Kingsville is holding a Public Information Meeting at Grovedale Arts and Culture Centre on Monday, July 29, 2024, starting at 6:00 pm to discuss options for the three permanently closed school properties in Kingsville. This meeting will also be live streamed on our website.
Town Administration will be making a presentation and providing options for consideration. The Mayor and Council will be attending to observe only. Council members will discuss and make decisions at a future Council meeting in the fall.
“Council identified the future use of the closed school properties as a priority and Town Administration has been working diligently on it,” said Kingsville’s Chief Administrative Officer, John Norton. “We are ready to bring forward information to Council and engage the community.”
Residents are invited to attend, listen to the presentation, provide comments and ask questions of senior administrative staff.
The presentation will include the following:
- Information about the provincial legislative process that determines how these school properties are sold by the school board, at what price, and to whom
- Advantages, disadvantages and pitfalls for the Town of Kingsville purchasing one or more of the school properties from the school board
The discussion will continue on the Town’s online citizen engagement portal, HaveYourSayKingsville.ca with an online project page available starting Tuesday, July 30, 2024. We will continue collecting public feedback until the end of August.
“This is one of our community’s biggest decisions,” said Mayor Dennis Rogers. “We hope to see a huge turnout both in person and online to determine whether there is public appetite for purchasing and redeveloping these properties.”
The meeting starts at 6:00 pm on Monday, July 29, 2024 at Grovedale Arts and Culture Centre, 103 Park Street. Please save the date.
I think the old High school on Main Street and migration Hall should be Sold to a Residential developer like Valente Real estate and build another high rise Condo building development but larger condos all 2/3 bedrooms with 2 full bathrooms starting at 1,800 sq ft / 2,200sq ft / 2,500 sq ft 3 larger options would bring more choice to that area ! Also the other two schools could also be developed for residential use like single family homes and custom Townhomes ! I would guess a lot of known Essex County Builders / developers would be interested in purchasing those properties in Kingsville! Kingsville’s Tax base and services would grow and benefit greatly!