St Mary of the Angels church no closer to raising $9.5 m

St Mary of the Angels church no closer to raising $9.5 million

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

Wellington’s iconic St Mary of the Angels church in Boulcott St is no closer to raising $9.5 million for earthquake proofing despite assistance last week from Wellington City Council.

An amendment to the council’s budget, proposed at last week’s council meeting by Iona Pannett, was passed, giving 133 historic buildings five years of rates remissions.

Parish priest Barry Scannell said he did not believe the amendment would be any help in restoring the historic building. “We don’t pay on the church anyway. We only pay rates for water and sewage.” Continue reading

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