City Council to Vote on $900K Grant to New Vision United Church for Music Hall

City Council to Vote on $900K Grant to New Vision United Church for Music Hall

City Council will vote next Wednesday [May 21] on a proposal to give $900,000 to New Vision United Church to fund approximately 80 percent of the initial cost to convert the downtown church sanctuary space into a 994-seat concert hall. The City’s 2013 Music Strategy stated that Hamilton needs a mid-size music venue (500 to 1000 seat capacity), and successive councils have approved this as a priority in the Tourism Strategy and the Economic Devel…