The township has officially closed an account set up to hold donations for the expansion of the local arena, transferring more than $190,000 to general township coffers.
In 2008, when the Mapleton Arena eXpansion (MAX) committee was formed, it was decided to open a new bank account to keep track of donations, explained deputy treasurer Teresa Armstrong in a report at the April 26 council meeting.
Armstrong’s report notes all expenses were paid through the general account with the expectation that the donation money would be transferred from the MAX account to the general account to cover the committee’s pledge of one-third of the cost.
“The money was just never transferred over,” explained Armstrong.
“As this project is now completed and the account has been inactive for over two years, it would be appropriate to close this account and transfer all money to the general account.
Council approved the transfer of the balance of $192,612 from the MAX account to the township’s general account.
The MAX committee included representatives from minor hockey, figure skating, senior hockey and the Moorefield Optimist and Drayton Kinsmen clubs working to help offset the municipal portion of a project to add dressing rooms and storage at the PMD Arena in Drayton.
In 2007-08 the decision was made to proceed with the expansion, at a cost of $1.2 million, with government grants covering about $500,000 of that total.
