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October 12, 1990 Joel Hanson City Administrator Little Canada City Hall 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada NN 55117 Subject: Potential Uses and /or Sale of the Old Little Canada Fire Hall The Little Canada Historical Society submits the following infor- mation in response to the above mentioned subject: Potential Uses Regularly scheduled quarterly Historical Society meetings and other meetings as scheduled- Storage space is needed for records, artifacts, audio /visual tape .storage, calendars, .books and etc.. Display area-We know of some residents and are certain that more residents would place on loan to the historical society, many family belongings for display if a secure area were to be procured. Ideally the display area, if available, would blend in nicely in serving the school students from both the Little Canada Elementary and St. John's Schools. Minnesota history is taught in the curric- ulum and due to the proximity of these schools to the old fire hall a mini - museum would be an added value to the community. Transporta- ion to and from the schools would be no problem with the present trail system and the Historical Monuments at St.John's Church, St. . John's Cemetery and the Gervais Grist ":sill site would tie in nicely for a mini field trip for the students. We also must remember that the old fire hallonce served as the meeting place for all village council meetings. Square Footage Requirements - As for an estimate of square footage usage at this time and estimated guess would be perhaps a minimum of 750 to 1,000 square feet. This area would primarily serve as a display area. The lower level of the fire hall would certainly suffice for scheduled meeting space. The handicapped access to the lower level is a plus. Utilization of the lower level kitchen area would have a potential use for fund raiser dinners, receptions and the like. Page 66