![Council Members To Tour Civic Center Expansion](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2010/12/civiccenter-300x204.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Council Members To Tour Civic Center Expansion
ST. CLOUD -- St. Cloud City Council members will get an up close look at the Civic Center expansion when they take a tour tonight.
Civic Facilities Director Lyle Mathiasen says the project is on budget and only slightly behind schedule because of winter work and rain this spring. But, he says they expect to open it yet late this fall or early winter.
Mathiasen says the biggest hurdle with the expansion project has been retrofitting the new technology with the old. He says a good example is the fire suppression system which is 25 years old and needs to be controlled by one unit.
The $24-million expansion is being paid for with food and beverage tax dollars. Those monies can only be spent on the Civic Center, MAC and Paramount Theatre.
More From AM 1240 WJON
![Chess Enthusiasts Turn Out For St. Cloud Open](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/05/attachment-DSC02965.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![It’s All Aboard! For The Granite City Train Show](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/03/attachment-DSC02342.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Toot Toot! The Weekender Chugs In For Your Enjoyment](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/11/attachment-DSC01187.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Travel & Camp Expo Has Grown With Pleasureland Over the Years](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/02/attachment-DSC02169.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sportsman Show Has Something For Everyone [PHOTOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/02/attachment-DSC02058.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tickets On Sale for St. Cloud Catholic Charities Mardi Gras Event](http://townsquare.media/site/68/files/2020/01/Mardi-Gras.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Annual St. Cloud Event Announces 2023 Fundraising Total](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/12/attachment-2F9A4848.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Get Your Ink On In St. Cloud Sat. & Sun.](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/10/attachment-Tattoo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![St. Cloud Open Kicks Off New MN Summer Chess Circuit [PHOTOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/05/attachment-DSC09948.jpg?w=980&q=75)