A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on September 13; here are the major points of interest:
*The grand re-opening at Crescent Point Place (CPP) has been postponed due to construction delays. It had been scheduled to coincide with the Red Wings home opener on October 8, however, the City has decided to wait until both CPP and the Tom Zandee Sports Arena are completely finished, which will likely be sometime in November, according to Director of Leisure Services Mathew Warren.
While ice has been in at CPP since July 25, ice will not be installed at Tom Zandee until September 27.
Council approved additional costs of $56,998 for the arena renovations which included additional water proofing, grade beams, sewer manholes and two City logos.
*The City is planning to re-open the new four-way stop at the intersection of First Avenue NE and 16th Street after the installation of warning lights and additional signage.
The four-way stop had been activated on September 10 but was quickly covered up after traffic failed to stop at the signs on several occasions.
"Traffic on Highway 13 wasn't stopping for the signs which resulted in some near misses," explained City Engineer Blaine Frank.
Councillor Bill Rudachyk inquired as to why traffic lights were not installed at the busy intersection. Frank responded that the City-funded traffic study had recommended the four-way stop. He said traffic volume was not high enough to call for traffic lights and therefore would not be funded by the Ministry of Highways.
"In the future, as traffic picks up, we'll look at getting lights there," said Frank.
Councillor Rob Stephanson suggested that the intersection may have been a good location to install a traffic circle, as recommended by community consultant Dan Burden during his recent visit to the city. He concluded that the City should look into this option for future intersections and that anyone interested in learning more about alternatives to four-way stops should contact Weyburn In Motion.
