The leaders of Manor Road United Church have decided to downsize their large space at 240 Manor Road and are negotiating with the City about turning the property on the western half of their present space into parkland. It is an idea with on-going negotiations reported this week in a newsletter from Josh Matlow (Ward 22). The church has evidently been considering what it can do to sustain its mission in the neighborhood as the congregation shrinks. As reported by Mr. Matlow, Reverend Debra Schneider, congregation members and local residents are ready to discuss the sale and severance of half the church property (two city lots) into what would become parkland at the corner of Manor and Forman Ave. As Mr. Matlow notes, Manor Road United chose to approach the City with this proposal rather than a developer, a decision that is typically public-spirited.