Susan Hegner President

A Special Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 21st, in the Octagon sanctuary immediately following the service. During the meeting, the facilities task force will share a presentation on the facilities and introduce the architect. You will be asked to approve the use of $12,000 from restricted capital funds to be used for initial costs for architectural services. Proxy votes are available on request to the office at officeadmin@uuclearwater.org or by calling 727-531-7704, T-F, 9 a.m. - noon. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

We started out interviewing eight architects with a goal of selecting the three best.  When we came down to it, the candidates were so good, that we had four, and couldn't decide which one to drop, so we did second interviews for all four.

Of course, we were looking for a local architect that was innovative.  But we were looking also for an architect whom we felt would best understand our needs and who would understand our ethos.  We were looking for an architect who was a good listener and could communicate well back to us.  All of the final four had these attributes in varying degrees, and we feel that the one we chose had the best combination.

The competition was close, and the Task Force took about 1 ½ hours of discussion about them last Sunday to arrive at our conclusion.  Each was discussed thoroughly, and in the end, all of us felt very comfortable with the selected architect and his firm.  His name is Kenneth Cowart, and his firm is ASD, Inc. from Tampa.

The process will be in two architectural phases.  The first phase is to produce a schematic of floor plan, elevation and perspective view of the design.  It will be divisible into three financial levels.  In January, you, the congregation, will be asked to pick the level to go forward with.  The second phase will be to create construction specifications.

I will be introducing Ken to you on Sunday, October 21st, the day of our special congregational meeting. I'll be in the social hall after services to answer any questions you might have.

At our fund-raising auction we are going to prepare a wonderful and creative meal to serve 200 people.  It's going to take a lot of work and we need as much community support as possible.  There are a variety of unique and exciting opportunities to participate, ranging all the way from fun cooking parties, to simply storing food in your refrigerator.    Imagine the opportunity for fellowship and discussion as we work toward a wonderful South of the Border experience.  In this way you can support our fund-raiser even if you don't go to the auction.  The cooking parties will take place either at the home of Ann Myers (near UUC in Clearwater) or that of Joe Weinstein and John Ferguson in Safety Harbor.

More information, contacts, and schedule

The Maralyn Toman Rice and Beans and Children's Book collection is still ongoing. Bring your beans and rice and books to church this Sunday. We will be collecting for the farm workers near Plant City until October 28th . We especially are looking for gently used children's books.

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