United Church members feel “definite excitement” as Council approves site plans for rebuild

July 4, 2018 · 0 Comments

It took over four years to get to that point, but when it came for Council to approve site plans for the planned rebuild of Aurora United Church, the decision was made in under two minutes.

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In its 200th anniversary year, the next chapter of Aurora United Church congregation is set to flip a page forward this week. Council is set to ratify a newly amended site plan this week that includes designs for the rebuilt Aurora United Church (AUC) at its historic site at Yonge and Tyler Streets and an adjacent seven storey retirement residence that will be built in conjunction with the church.

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