Ontario Tax Sale Property Forum
Tax Sale Forum => Property Information => Topic started by: Dave2 on January 05, 2017, 03:04:47 PM
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NOTE HAVE NOT CHECKED LEGALS:
Addington Highlands:
- 3678 Flinton Road.
- Former school and larger property
- Building in poor condition and key issue is can it be salvaged.
- Minimum bid ONLY $7,367
- Serviced
- Vacation land Condo Opportunity ?????
- I am quite prepared to argue with Mountainman that opportunities like this maybe better to concentrate on then the wilds of Kagawong on Manitoulin island because of its closeness to major urban centers.
NOTE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A VERY EXPERIENCED BUILDING PRO ON YOUR TEAM. This type of play is not for amateurs.
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key issue is not if it can be salvaged rather is it full of asbestos
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Derelict schoolhouse sparks concern in Flinton
Driving into Flinton from the east on County Road 29, the unmistakable shape of a 1950s era school house appears on the left. But the reality that the former Flinton schoolhouse is in terrible shape is almost immediately apparent.
Boards cover the doors, windows are smashed, and the grass has not been cut this year. On closer inspection it is clear that the building is completely derelict; the roof is gone in places, as are the floors, and there are signs that animals have moved in.
It is the sad end of a building that once was alive with the sounds of grade school children. When the school closed in 1972, it was sold to the Reverends Elgin and Beula Fisher from Sharbot Lake, who had the intention of opening a Christian school for handicapped children at the site.
The Flinton Christian Academy was a project that never really took off, and while Beula and Elgin Fisher tried to keep the building from falling into disrepair, vandalism became common at the site. As the couple aged it became more and more difficult to keep the building from falling apart completely.
Elgin died in 2005 at the age of 87, and Beula now resides at the Sharbot Lake Seniors' home.
Meanwhile the building has become a safety concern as well as a political issue.
Carolyn Hasler and Robert Wood, from the Flinton Community Policing Association, appeared before Addington Highlands Council this week to talk about their concerns about the property.
Among other things they told council that the liaison officer to their association became concerned about the schoolhouse, and paid a visit. He heard noises and found a man using the building as a convenient place to take drugs. An arrest was made.
?Our concerns are not just that the building is an eyesore but that it is not safe. If people wander in there they could be in danger,? said Carolyn Hasler.
The township?s building inspector and bylaw officer Eric Sheppey agreed with what Hasler had said.
He reported that he has tried to approach Mrs. Fisher about the state of the building but a registered letter that he sent was returned unopened.
Sheppey went to visit Mrs. Fisher but reported that she ?could not adhere to what I was saying.?
Sheppey then tried to communicate with Mrs. Fisher through Susan Irwin, the Executive Director of Rural Legal Services in Sharbot Lake, but Irwin told him ?she was not able to converse with Mrs. Fisher.?
Sheppey said he has been getting prices on ?securing the old school?, at which time the township?s lawyer will be contacted on the ?proper procedures re: costs being placed on the tax bill.?
Over the past few years there has been interest in the property from several directions. In addition to the building, there is a fair bit of acreage at the back, and the property abuts the township-owned recreation centre property.
The proprietors of the Through the Roof Ministries, located next door, had reportedly expressed interest in the property, as has the Flinton Recreation Committee.
The building however, remains the responsibility of Mrs. Fisher at this time.
There is no doubt that the image of Flinton would be enhanced if the building were demolished and the property redeveloped.
Other former school buildings in Addington Highlands have escaped the fate of the Flinton schoolhouse.
The Kaladar Community Centre and the Northbrook Lions? Hall are both located in former schools, according to Carolyn Hasler, and the Land O' Lakes Inn in Cloyne, which is now for sale, is also located in a former school.
The issue of the Flinton school is surfacing just as the Limestone Board prepares to sell off the Denbigh School.
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I am Mountainman.
Many thanks to soldbybailey
your post is most brainy,
The story of the sale is so sad
but you care and I am glad,
Most here care for only for a shekel
but you not a soul can heckle,
This is the finest lore I've read here
To my eye you've brought a tear,
To you I toast
for this heartfelt post.
For I am Mountainman.