Replacing Brandt Centre a low priority for majority of Regina residents surveyed

Replacing the Brandt Centre and pursuing a new outdoor ballpark are currently not important priorities for residents who took part in the City of Regina’s Catalyst Committee Survey.

Replacing the Brandt Centre and pursuing a new outdoor ballpark are currently not important priorities for residents who took part in the City of Regina’s Catalyst Committee Survey.

Results were released on Thursday and showed 41.6 per cent of those who completed the survey felt that replacing the Brandt Centre was “not at all a priority” for them, while 51.5 per cent of respondents said that a new multi-purpose outdoor baseball event centre was “not at all a priority.”

Only 9.5 per cent said that they feel replacing the Brandt centre is a “high priority” for them and only 8.4 per cent felt the same about constructing a new multi-purpose outdoor baseball facility.

Additionally, 14.5 per cent said replacing the Brandt Centre is “some what a priority,” while 18.6 per cent said it is a low priority for them. Another 15.8 per cent of respondents took a neutral stance.

When it came to a new outdoor multi-purpose ballpark, 10 per cent felt the project is “some what a priority,” 14.4 per cent said it’s a low priority and 15.6 per cent were neutral to the idea.

Private investments were how most residents felt the two projects should be funded if they were to go ahead in the future.

A total of 4,438 completed the entire survey between Oct. 17 and Nov 10, according to the city.