Progress Report: Cultural Center Renovations on Target Despite 'Soft Spot'

Earlier this month, workers on the landscaping portion of the discovered a that would need to be firmed up before work could continue.

City Administrator Trey Eubanks told Mauldin Patch that the issue has been solved from a technical standpoint and the work is on schedule. Financially speaking, the work needed to remedy the issue went over the $15,000 set aside in the budget for unforeseen circumstances by $3,200. But Eubanks said that savings in lighting and signage will defray the $3,200 and the project is therefore still on budget.

The auditorium (see photos) recently had the new ceiling put in and work is on pace to have the room ready for the

Note: Don't forget to check out the blog from Mauldin Cultural Center Executive Director George McLeer .