The solution to preserving the McConkey-Dietrich-Gregory home on the proposed Trinity development site is to wait to rezone the area until a study is done of the house for it to remain on the property with a new function or having 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 —Woodbridge, Brampton, Guelph etc. They all have a Canadian Tire store 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 the Mayor and Councillors care about heritage in Innisfil, then let them step up to the plate and hold out for what we taxpayers in Innisfil 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 complex.