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Land sale approved! Irish Cultural Center may be located at former St. Patrick's Church lot

December 9, 2007

On Wednesday December 5th, 2007, history was made once again for the Irish in the Mohawk Valley. After a bit of reluctance and some opposition by a few councilmen, the sale by the Utica Urban Renewal Agency to the GAIF of the former St. Patrick's Church property on Columbia St. at Varick St. was approved with a unanimous vote. A large crowd of over 70 people turned out in support of the effort, and clearly made the point that there is large community support for this project. The GAIF will be working out the details of the sale as soon as possible and will hopefully be moving forward in the near future. The GAIF board of directors wishes to thank everyone who supported the vote on Wednesday evening.