As discussed on Saturday with the Mayor, it seems the EC only has a temporary occupancy permit,
SEE DOCUMENT HERE: EC_TEMP_Permit
Since August 1, the city has been holding events without final inspections being approved (as noted in the document).
If our EC is truly ‘finished’ and we are using it, what is the hold up on a final occupancy permit? Can restaurants sell food before a final inspection? Can a home be lived in without final inspection? Not sure, but I would certainly think we would want a permanent occupancy permit before putting on sold out events.
As we have seen in the siding debacle (so far) from MJ Dalsin, that the city and Mortenson wanted to cut corners and cost, that is why the job by McGrath was so poorly done. With this temporary permit, it makes you wonder what other corners were cut to keep this facility under budget.
I have a feeling the siding is just the tip of the iceberg.