Clearview Township is scaling back roof repairs at the Creemore arena due to higher than anticipated costs.
Council had approved $100,000 for roof repairs at each arena during budget deliberations but the lowest quote came in at $307,000. Due to the lame duck period imposed by the municipal election rules, a higher amount of spending cannot be approved at this time.
“Unfortunately we’re still living in that world of increased costs for supplies and labour. The costs came in a little bit higher than we anticipated a year ago,” recreation director Terry Vachon told council members on Oct. 3.
As a result council has approved $130,000 for the Stayner arena and $70,000 for Creemore to address the worst areas, accepting the lowest of seven quotes by Proteck Roofing & Sheet Metal.
A thermal scan of the roofs revealed “bad spots” over the office at the Stayner arena and over the dressing rooms at the Creemore arena, with compromised sections that are saturated and heavily leaking.
Council has approved scaling back the Creemore Arena roofing to only include the area over the dressing room section.
The department will be recommending to council to complete the balance of the Creemore Arena roof as part of the 2023 budget, to be completed in the spring.
The work is expected to be done by mid to late November.