Livery Centre For The Arts Asks Goderich Council For Funding

by Bob Montgomery

The Livery Centre for the Arts in Goderich has run out of room and they're asking Goderich council for a little help.

Goderich Mayor Trevor Bazinet says the centre is asking for $35,000 and that request will be referred to budget as well as to the Heritage Committee because they have a reserve fund that falls in line with that request. He's hoping they can help out too. Bazinet adds they'll be starting the budget talks very soon.

The centre is in fact a victim of its own success. They've run out of room as their popularity grows. They need money for a feasibility study on how much it would cost to build an expansion to the existing building and Bazinet says that will cost around $80,000. They do have some of their own money set aside and they're applying for a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation as well. 

Bazinet says they're very happy in their current location but it is very crowded now and they're limited in what they can do at one time because they just don't have room to do more. There is more land there for them to expand and the additional space would make it much more efficient and allow them to get more done. Bassinet says the community is behind them, but it is going to take some money.