Paul Brown slams mayor and council for “fiddling while Victoria burns”
New
report recommends closure or $58-million replacement of Crystal Pool,
plus $6.5-million upgrade or $16.5-million replacement of Fire Hall #1
Victoria, BC: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Paul
Brown, Victoria mayoral candidate, says a new report – calling for
decommissioning Crystal Pool or building a $58-million replacement, plus
at least $6.5 million in seismic upgrades to Fire Hall #1 – shows just
how badly the current mayor and council have mismanaged the City's
finances.
“Mayor
Fortin and the current council have been fiddling while Victoria
burns,” says Brown. “Aside from the Johnson Street Bridge, they haven’t
dealt with our city’s crumbling infrastructure. Instead, they’ve been
worrying about garden suites and downtown urinals.”
The new report identifies Fire Hall #1 and Crystal Pool as both being in “poor condition” and requiring “immediate attention.” Fire
Hall #1, built in 1958, does not meet current “post-disaster” seismic
standards. Options range from seismic upgrades costing $6.5 million to
replacement of the building for $16.5 million.
Crystal
Pool, built in 1971, operates at a loss of $1.2 million per year, and
is identified by consultants as being “at the end of its effective
life.” According to the report, options range from decomissioning the
facility to replacing it for $58 million.
The report is posted on Open Victoria’s website, at http://openvictoria.ca/?p=
1 comments:
Peter Pollen's endorsement inclines me to vote for Mr. Brown, But how do I find those aspirants who will work to defeat the boondoggles of Waste-Water Treatment plants, Douglas St. Rapid Transit, and this socialist destructive drive to build "homes for the homless"?
The hardworking, taxpaying poor do not get homes built for them.
Marc Heibey, Victoria
myriadhldg@shaw.ca
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