The sale of the beloved Centreville carousel, an historic merry-go-round that has cheered Toronto children since the 1960s, seems to be in limbo this weekend. It is 110 years old this season. As explained by Shanda Walker, the director of marketing for Centreville, the agreement to sell the carousel to the City of Carmel, Indiana was always subject to a vote approving the $3 million price by Carmel City Council. Guess what? City officials are now in the middle of a public debate over whether the sale will require an increase in taxes. The agreement to sell needs final approval from the City by October 31 or Centreville is free to do what it wants. The decision to sell the carousel was made by Centreville’s owner, William Beasley Enterprises, to off-set the damaging cost of the rained out summer of 2017. Island flooding triggers sale of antique Centreville carousel
