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Sarah LaValley <slavalley@northamptonma.gov>
SUPPORT OF ST. JOHN CANTIUS CHURCH
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Debra Baye <dbaye@admin.umass.edu>Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 11:03 PM
To: "slavalley@northamptonma.gov" <slavalley@northamptonma.gov>
Cc: "mhl@marthalyon.com" <mhl@marthalyon.com>, "debhenson.law@gmail.com" <debhenson.law@gmail.com>
Dear CBC staff:
My name is Debbie Baye and I live on Hawley Street. I support O'Connell Development Group's request for
$500,000 in CPA funding to save St. John Can us Church from demoli on, restore the exterior of the church
to historic preserva on standards and provide the city with a permanent historic preserva on easement.
I have lived on Hawley Street for over 55 years. My grandparents and parents also lived on Hawley Street
for most of their lives. Our family has a lot of polish heritage concerning St. John Can us Church - both sets
of my parents were 100% polish.
- My grandparents were married there
- My parents were married there
- I was married there
- I went to CCD there
- My son was bap zed there as well as a ended CCD
- Many funerals were held there
I a ended mass there every week and the inside architecture was breathtaking from the stained glass
windows to the murals on the ceiling.
I would very much like to have this building s ll standing - it is certainly a proud symbol of the polish
heritage in our community.
Thank you for your me!
Debbie Baye