Construction and Expansion Update

“Work is progressing quickly on the spacious new SavOn store in Verona Beach. The brick 'fireplace' for the new Stone Hearth Bakery & Deli food outlet takes up one corner of the approximately 4,200-square-foot building, and rose-colored granite countertops have been installed in the Stone Hearth area and the check-out counter. Tobacco products will be displayed in the room behind the main counter, consistent with SavOn's policy of restricting access for minors. Last week, Telecommunications staff were installing and testing alarm systems and telephones. Outside, pumps for gas and diesel have been installed and will accept both credit cards and cash. The store is scheduled to open later this month. At Turning Stone, work continues on portions of The Garden. Last week, crews were finishing the drywall in one of the two retail shop areas in the ground-floor rotunda; display cases should be ready to install this week. At the far end of The Garden, workers are priming and painting the elevator foyer next to the new Opal's, which is slated to open when work on the elevators is completed. Redesign of the fitness center on the third floor of The Tower is complete, and the resort is seeking bids from contractors to complete the work. When completed, the center will offer cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, a 65-foot lap pool and hot tub, a stretching room, and men's and women's locker rooms equipped with saunas and showers. When The Tower's fitness center opens, the exercise space in the current spa will be converted to provide additional treatment rooms. That redesign is expected to be complete in later June. Meanwhile, plans for the new spa adjacent to The Lodge are in the final stages, with groundbreaking planned for late spring.”