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New amphitheatre under construction
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Construction has begun at the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre in Bell The new amphitheatre will feature 450 hard seats and 1,500 soft seats in "This is a thrilling moment in our community's history," said Mayor John Work on the amphitheatre is set to be completed by March, 2011. The A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be organized in 2011 to celebrate the
Park. The amphitheatre, which was demolished earlier this year, has been
redesigned by Castellan James and Partners Inc., with input from the
community. The tender for construction was awarded to a local
company, Tribury Construction of Sudbury.
the grass surrounding the stage. Provisions are also being made to
incorporate foundation supports that will allow for the possible
addition of a roof over the seating bowl in the future.
Rodriguez. "I'm excited to see work beginning, and excited to think
about the fabulous entertainment that citizens will be able to enjoy
less than 12 short months from now. The Grace Hartman Amphitheatre is a
piece of our past - but renewed, revisited, reimagined, it will be an
even larger piece of our future."
construction of the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre is made possible by a
three-way funding arrangement under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund.
The total cost for the new amphitheatre is $5 million.
grand reopening of the amphitheatre.
