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Saskatoon city hall has identified locations and is securing potential properties for a downtown entertainment district where a new arena and convention centre could be built.

City council heard Monday night that residents will get the chance to weigh in on the locations once agreements with the owners of private sites have been reached.

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“So we are trying to finalize any of those site agreements at the moment,” the city’s director of planning and development, Lesley Anderson, told a council committee.

“That is not a purchase agreement, that is an agreement for a potential purchase.”

City hall is trying to identify the best location for a downtown entertainment district rather than simply a location for a new arena and convention centre.

The effort stems from a study commissioned by the downtown TCU Place convention centre and the SaskTel Centre arena located in the city’s northwest.