MAITLAND - This past Thursday, four acres of waterfront land were auctioned off at Grenville Christian College.

"It was a well-attended auction," stated auctioneer Manson Slik, of Gordon's Auctioneers and Realty, who presided over the auction Thursday night. "There were over 100 people, and 56 registered bidders."

While both the amount received for the property and the buyers were not released due to privacy issues, GCC spokesperson Cathy McHugh stated late Monday "I can say we are pleased with the process and what came out of it - and the sale price."

She also said the buyers of the land are from the Leeds-Grenville area, and there was no reserve price for the auction. McHugh added the parcel of land auctioned off was not being used by the school.

The school is expected to use the money gained from the sale to do numerous upgrades. "At this point in time, we need to do a number of repairs and maintenance," stated McHugh. She mentioned specifically the roof of the school needing upgrades.