The Senate approved the purchase of the failed Sandys 360 sports centre for $1 million yesterday.

The Purchase and Sale Agreement Between the Trustees of Sandys Secondary Middle School and the Government of Bermuda was passed with no objections.

Andrew Simons, of the One Bermuda Alliance, and James Jardine, an independent, did raise questions about the future management of the centre and liability for unpaid wages.

Mr Simons said there had been a “sad legacy of mismanagement”.

He added that the building’s life span was also limited to as short as ten years because it is made of metal.

Mr Simons also pointed out Sandys 360, which closed in 2013 after it was unable to pay its way, was within walking distance of another community centre.

Anthony Richardson, Progressive Labour Party, said the Government had made no decision on who would manage or operate the centre.

He agreed that there were other community centres in the area and that consolidation could be explored.

Vance Campbell, also of the PLP, said a report on the financial state of the centre by professional services firm KPMG was not commissioned by the Government and therefore it did not have the authority to release it.

The education ministry provided $1 million towards the centre’s construction costs and, according to disclosures made to The Royal Gazette by the Ministry of Finance under public access to information legislation, further payments from the public purse totalled $4.3 million.