LUNENBURG - The general public is going to have an opportunity to lend its thoughts on the future of Lunenburg Academy.

 An open house will be held at the national heritage site on September 16 at 7 p.m. to garner input as to possible uses and tenants for the 115-year-old structure, which will cease to be a public school in June of 2011.

 Mayor Laurence Mawhinney says members of the Academy task force met with a group of about 60 invited guests on August 27 to discuss the building's future and receive their suggestions about its potential and how it might be funded.

 Those included representatives from various government departments, business and academic communities and the Academy foundation as well as other relevant individuals.

 "Now, we want to make sure that the public, the members of this community, have a chance to take a walk through that building," Mayor Mawhinney said. "I trust that they will be as impressed as I was last Friday when I walked through and saw it in absolutely sparkling condition. The appearance of the building inside is really quite impressive."

posted on 09/07/10