By Richard Rolke - Vernon Morning Star Published: May 13, 2013 4:00 PM
A contentious road project has hit a speed bump in Vernon. City council decided Monday not to construct the Polson
Greenway on 29th and 30th streets this year because tender pricing is
higher than the budget. "We need to send industry the message that we will not
build projects at any cost," said Will Pearce, chief administrative
officer. "We will build projects at reasonable costs." The project between 41st and 43rd avenues has an
approved budget of $1 million. However, nine tender packages were
received and based on those, the price climbed to $1.5 million. The Polson Greenway, which is supposed to become a north-south commuter
route, could proceed in 2014 but it will all depend on finances next
year.Mayor Rob Sawatzky believes the project will eventually proceed. "It's a high priority because of the state of the sewer (infrastructure)," he said. "We have will to deal with it at some point."
1 comment:
So what will they do with the extra $1,000,000? Lower our taxes?
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