| Ragnorak | 
11/13/2009 5:23:27 PM | Member since:
Dec 2007 | | Total posts:23 |
| | | New Police Station Bids |  |  |
I'm all for a new police station in Brandon as I had the opportunity for a tour of their current facility and anyone can see it is no longer adequate. But I do have a problem with the proposed $13 Million price tag, not because it is to much to spend, but because I feel it is to much to spend on renovating a building. I find it completely ridiculous that the fire hall, which is brand new, is budgeted for $11 million but to refurbish an old building is more money. And I can't help but ask, what are the maintenance costs going to be only a few years down the road compared to building new? Is it really worth it to spend this kind of money on a building that was left in favor of a new one by Safeway? And I know its a little late now, but did the city look at the model Manitoba Hydro created when they built their new office in Winnipeg? Hydro recycled about 95% of all the buildings they demolished, cut thier costs of demo in half, and that stage was completed 6 months ahead of schedule compared to demo.
I don't expect this will change anything, and was really just interested in some other views as I find you get a clearer picture with other's input. |
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| TEN |
11/13/2009 7:28:28 PM | Member since:
Jul 2006 | | Total posts:969 |
| | | Paul Crane's | | |
letter to the editor (Brandon Sun) the other day basically says the same thing. It is cheaper to build from scratch. As much as I like to reuse what we can, I think the situation should be revisited with the demo as an option considering all received bids were well over the $13,000,000.00 budgeted. |
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| Him |
11/13/2009 9:27:30 PM | Member since:
Nov 2007 | | Total posts:40 |
| | | Well now... | | |
And here I thought that the new firehall would be mayor Burgess and councill's only "white elephant" in the city.
I guess we were wrong. The next municipal election can't come fast enough...
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| Cheeky Chuck |
11/20/2009 2:12:58 PM | Member since:
Jun 2009 | | Total posts:439 |
| | | Save the heritage building? | | |
Maybe council thinks that the old Safeway building is a Heritage building that needs preservation. Or possibly a nephew has a renovation firm not a construction firm. |
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| MR |
11/20/2009 2:44:08 PM | Member since:
Jun 2009 | | Total posts:54 |
| | | Tax payer money!!!! | | |
I heard that the Kelleher Ford site on the North hill was to the tune of about 8 million dollars, Built from scratch. And look at the place, Now I,m not a building contractor , But 16,000,000 Give me a break , Now i totally agree that it is very badly needed,but come on |
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