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Parks and Recreation Director Jordan Schechtel presented the policy at the meeting, which he said is based largely on one put in place in Moose Jaw. The policy had previously come up at the town’s parks and recreation committee and had already gotten their approval. Among the ideas put forward at the meeting was awarding naming rights for the Battleford Arena; also put forward was an idea to put up a billboard in front of the rink that could be used to put up advertising. The naming rights discussion was particularly animated. The proposal in the draft policy was for a 10-year term for arena naming rights at $15,000 per year.
Two identical flashing-light signs will be placed on the road. Any additional costs beyond the $72,300 for the project would be borne by the town, according to the town’s chief administrative officer, Ash Alam. If there is a significant cost variance the town could still reject the funding, noted Mayor Ames Leslie. The province had previously announced the funding for Battleford in late December. Mayor Leslie noted the town had been working on obtaining funding for the project for the last five years, and that they had approached highways for the last number of years about the issue. Finally, the SGI funding opportunity became available.