11-20-2020, 11:09 PM
Has it been determined that the region has the money in the bank for this and that Dumpster Fire isn't going to pull the plug at the last minute because, well, that's what he does best?
King-Victoria Transit Hub
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11-20-2020, 11:09 PM
Has it been determined that the region has the money in the bank for this and that Dumpster Fire isn't going to pull the plug at the last minute because, well, that's what he does best?
11-21-2020, 07:43 AM
Just make sure one his development buddies has some ancillary involvement and he'll make sure it happens.
11-21-2020, 09:41 AM
The big open space is almost calling for a great piece of art or something to attract additional people to this space such as the The Bean/Cloud Gate in Chicago or the scripts in Cleveland (Cleveland Script).
11-21-2020, 10:59 AM
Anything but yet another city name sign. That has become beyond tired.
A "bean" for Kitchener would be brilliant. Unfortunately, with the kind of money we devote to public art, it would be a pretty small bean ...
11-21-2020, 12:08 PM
Another red intestine, perhaps?
11-21-2020, 12:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-21-2020, 12:21 PM by panamaniac.)
An option. The artist is still living, no?
Athough the Region being as it is, I suspect they'd go for something totally unexpected, like a piece that represents transportation ....
11-22-2020, 12:07 AM
I'm okay with this. Let's get it done! (Without an increase to property taxes please), bolster up our LRT infrastructure and create an amazing art piece that pulls in even more people!
11-22-2020, 03:12 PM
11-22-2020, 03:34 PM
I thought taxes had already been raised to cover this.
11-22-2020, 03:47 PM
From the May 2020 document (COR-FFM-20-05) (I don't see anything newer on financing but I'm not sure where to look):
Quote:Funding Sources for Increased Project Cost
11-23-2020, 12:10 PM
Why did they approve a flashy building that would cost 2x the funding already promised? If the initial project was only supposed to cost $43M, why does it suddenly cost $85M?
11-23-2020, 12:22 PM
11-23-2020, 01:25 PM
(11-23-2020, 12:10 PM)Bytor Wrote: Why did they approve a flashy building that would cost 2x the funding already promised? If the initial project was only supposed to cost $43M, why does it suddenly cost $85M? It's not approved yet, it's only the preferred proposal. But the $43M option would be quite basic. Yes, you could catch a train there, but it would be more akin to the Gaukel St transit terminal (or the old Scott St terminal!) rather than what we are looking at here.
11-23-2020, 01:38 PM
(11-23-2020, 12:10 PM)Bytor Wrote: Why did they approve a flashy building that would cost 2x the funding already promised? If the initial project was only supposed to cost $43M, why does it suddenly cost $85M? Not to say the new price isn't absurd (3x higher on the high end), but it sounds like the original project expected large amounts of the development costs to be absorbed by private development on the property, which has been cancelled or postponed now.
11-23-2020, 04:46 PM
(11-23-2020, 01:25 PM)tomh009 Wrote:I remember being jammed into the old Scott St terminal on cold days & nights as a kid. That place was quite a few rungs below "quite basic", that's for sure!(11-23-2020, 12:10 PM)Bytor Wrote: Why did they approve a flashy building that would cost 2x the funding already promised? If the initial project was only supposed to cost $43M, why does it suddenly cost $85M? |
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