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Saskatoon residents can speak up about whether they think the historic Third Avenue United Church warrants heritage protection.

The Saskatchewan Heritage Property Review Board is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon at 103 – 308 Fourth Ave. N.

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People who want to speak at the hearing must indicate their intention before it begins.

“This is one of the most important buildings downtown,” said Peggy Sarjeant, president of the Saskatoon Heritage Society. “It will be great if people come out to show their support for the building.”

City council was prevented from granting heritage protection to the church when the building’s former owner filed an objection with the provincial heritage review board in January.

A city council committee had endorsed considering heritage designation that would protect the exterior of the church and two aspects of the interior: The hammerbeam rafters and the Casavant organ.