During a closed-door meeting, the Town of Cornwall decided to hire a project manager to help with the design of the new Cornwall Civic Centre.

Mayor Patrick MacFadyen says council decided it didn’t want to rush the project.

“We had a lot of questions on what should be built and decided for a project of this size that is this important to the community, we should hire a professional to help with the planning and design,” said MacFadyen.

The town hasn’t decided whether it is going to build a new building to renovate the existing 40-year-old building. 

During a public meeting in October, the majority in attendance said they wanted a new building. 

Build Canada is providing the town with $2-million in funding. The mayor said during the public meeting that would only cover a portion of the total costs. 

The project needs to be completed by 2014.

MacFadyen hopes to break ground in about 18 months, which pushes the project back to the spring of 2011. 

The town is in the midst of phase two of the new sports fields at Eliot River School. This project includes a baseball and softball field as well as basketball, tennis, volleyball courts, and a tobogganing hill.  

That project is expected to be completed in July 2010.

While it’s green light go on the sports field, the new curling club will have to wait. 

“We had to make a decision on whether to rush the project through to try and have it started this summer, but council decided it is better to take our time and do it right. This building will be there for many years.”