Farmhouse could serve several purposes

The solution to the preservation of the McConkey-Dietrich- Gregory home is not to vote to rezone the area before a study is done of the house either remaining on the property and being given a new function, or the house being moved to another location altogether.

With the Trinity development site plan, the entrance to Alcona is going to be the same as the entrance to many other towns like Woodbridge, Brampton, and Guelph. They all have a Canadian Tires, plus a few big box stores and enormous parking lots.

Why don't we have a unique entrance to Alcona, something that no other community has? Why can't the Trinity developers come up with a plan to incorporate the existing Gregory house into the overall site?

That way we preserve our heritage building and the developer can be proud of a unique entrance. Don't forget that in this way, long after the developer has made his money and gone, we'll still have our heritage intact for future generations.

We can't afford to just look the other way while another building ends up in a bin.

If mayor (Brian Jackson) and councillors care about heritage in Innisfil, then let them step up to the plate and hold out for what we taxpayers in the municipality deserve - the preservation of our heritage.

There are many ways the Gregory house could be used in the complex. Perhaps it could be moved forward to become the new gateway to Alcona. In this capacity, it could be a new home for the Innisfil Chamber of Commerce and the Alcona Business Association. It could become a tourism information centre, a restaurant, a specialty store, a boutique, offices for the complex or another vital part of the area.

Marj Mossman,

Innisfil