Editor: Ten years ago, attention on the condition of the Civic Centre was brought to council. A costing was done at that time, but council decided to put their heads in a hole in the sand and hope the problem would go away.
It did not.
In 2019, the ugly problem again surfaced. This time a cost to renovate the Civic Centre was estimated at $16.6 million.
Again council did nothing.
Here we are in 2023 and the problem still exists, but now the estimate to renovate the Civic Centre is $37 million.
The costs have escalated due to labour costs, materials and inflation.
There are several viable options on the table for moving forward.
It’s time that council defecates or gets off the pot.
Make a decision before the project doubles in cost again.
Bruce Thompson
Chatham
