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The renovation and addition project for Crescent Point Place and the Tom Zandee Sports Arena is running behind, and will have extra expenses which were approved by city council at their Sept. 13 meeting.

The city had originally wanted to hold the grand opening for the finished arena projects at the Red Wings season home opener on Friday, Oct. 8, but council was told this won't be happening as the renovations will not be completed by that time.

The grand opening will now be delayed until the construction is completed in both arenas, but no date is yet known for when this will be possible.

Meantime, council approved the extra expenditures, plus a credit amount, for some issues that arose for the project in recent weeks.

The credit is for $17,000, and was for a change in material where a less-expensive form of precast piping was able to be used. This credit will be offset by the following: $3,700 for a new manhole cover; $15,972 to waterproof the roof; $13,991 to enhance the vapour barrier; $19,548 for a grade beam in the lobby; $6,554 for two logos, and $14,233 to finish two private boxes.

Coun. Bill Rudachyk noted that even with these extra expenses, the city is still within the numbers of the original estimate for the project.

While the front lobby is 小蓝视频 finished for both arenas, the city is continuing to use alternate entrances, and wish the public to be aware of which ones are in use. For all Red Wings home games, use the north entrance of Crescent Point Place, and for all other events or rentals, such as Gold Wings, minor hockey, figure skating or rec hockey, use the south entrance between the two arenas, on the opposite side of the building.

The level of construction this year in Weyburn is up significantly over last year, according to the latest numbers for building permits issued by the city.

As of the end of August, the city issued 130 permits worth $22.96 million, compared to a year ago at this time when the city had issued 108 permits worth $15.79 million.

Of this year's total, there will be 55 new dwelling units created, including 29 new single family dwellings worth $8.5 million, and 26 multi-family dwellings worth $2.6 million, for a total worth of $11.05 million.

For net property sales by the city, there have been 50 residential lots sold so far, compared to five a year ago. For all of 2009, there were six lots sold, and for all of 2008 there were 70 lots sold.

In the city's inventory are 12 R1 lots and 15 R2 lots available.