The 106 acre scenic Millbrook Jail property is possibly one of this area's most significant publically-owned assets. Besides its passive recreational use, it has a great potential to provide cultural and economic spin-offs, tax revenue and employment. Efforts are being made by Cavan Monaghan to obtain funding for a feasibility study, but the fate of the property still remains in limbo.
My research indicates the township may have the opportunity to acquire the property from the Ontario Realty Corporation for a small fraction of its market value.
Perhaps the money could come from the former sale of the Millbrook Town Hall and from part of the $30,000,000 of township income that has been generated from the Kawartha Downs Slots.
What, if anything, would you like to see on this property?
Some ideas were; a year round indoor and outdoor (Olympic?) multi-sports training facility and a film production center, both of which could possibly be tied into a college or university partnership and be good candidates for federal and provincial funding. Another idea would be a possible site for a township arts and recreation facility.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
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