Community rallies for M.L. stampede grounds
A community meeting brought people together to have their say about Meadow Lake’s historical stampede grounds and grandstands, and it seems many want to see the facility stick around.
Almost 150 people from the city, rural municipality and surrounding area filled the Meadow Lake Civic Centre for a presentation and open discussion about the future of the longstanding local facility.
The event was hosted by the City of Meadow Lake, and mayor and council were in attendance to listen to what people had to say. During the first portion the meeting, city manager Diana Burton presented facts about the current state of the aging grandstands structure and the results of the survey which ran from January to March.
As an insurance measure, biennial engineering assessments have been required. To replace several beams in 2015, it cost $36,000 and the estimate in 2017-2018 was over $115,000. Replacing the entire area, including the grandstands, fence, track and concession booth could cost anywhere from $805,000 to $1.83 million.