The grandstand at the Yorkton Exhibition Association grounds requires some significant maintenance if it is to stay in service.
鈥淚t鈥檚 in need of some repairs,鈥� said Lori Walsh, past president with YEA in February.
In the months after the money began to roll in starting with the Ballroom Blitz in March.
When the dollars were tallied at the dance event Lori Walsh and her 鈥榩ro鈥� partner Wade Windjack were the champions raising near $27,000 for repairs to the Yorkton Exhibition Association grandstand.
In November the Legacy Co-op Board of Directors announced a donation of $50,000 towards the Yorkton Exhibition Association鈥檚 鈥楽ave the Grandstand鈥� project.
In between the two large donations Yorkton Council agreed to move forward with an agreement to cost-share rehabilitating the grandstand in partnership with the Yorkton Exhibition Association (YEA).
The request to undertake the partnership was made by the YEA at the Sept 14, meeting of Council at which time it was referred to City Administration for a follow-up report heard by Council at its regular meeting in October.
The overall project is expected to cost $600,000.
While the YEA was ready to pay for 50 per cent of the project costs they had asked for an interest free loan from the City to do so, with the money to be paid back over 15 years.
