News & Discussion: Heritage Buildings

[Dog]

Ml69, Have to agree I think I and others have suggested it on this forum several times.
But perhaps not grand enough for some.

[SRW]

I don't know why people are so attached to the idea that the Governor must move in order for the Government House grounds to be opened to the public. He needn't. There are buildings with higher importance protected without fences, and even if security remains a concern, the compromise I've proposed in this recurring discussion still stands: why not convert the grounds to a gated park that is open during sociable hours (à la Botanic Garden)? Several gates could be punched through the walls at convenient locations to allow passage through the grounds from river to city. Although if the fence were to stay I'd rather it rebuilt to be visually penetrable (ie, an iron fence).

[Nathan]

I don't know why people are so attached to the idea that the Governor must move in order for the Government House grounds to be opened to the public. He needn't. There are buildings with higher importance protected without fences, and even if security remains a concern, the compromise I've proposed in this recurring discussion still stands: why not convert the grounds to a gated park that is open during sociable hours (à la Botanic Garden)? Several gates could be punched through the walls at convenient locations to allow passage through the grounds from river to city. Although if the fence were to stay I'd rather it rebuilt to be visually penetrable (ie, an iron fence).

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