Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Minister, I appreciate those answers and it certainly feels as if the decision to do this was made at the last minute, whereas now we're forced with a really tough decision. Do we spend a lot of money to save a community building that truly is the heart of the community, or do we look like bad guys and say that we're not getting good value for money? The fact is, are we doing the community a disservice, because if we spend $3.5 million and if we get who knows how many years, I mean, some are saying two, some are saying four, but even if we get $3.5 million at three years worth of service, I mean, how much more will it cost to go beyond that? I mean, will it cost us another couple million dollars to go a couple more years? And at that time, I mean, how long do we have to sit on our hands before we make the right decision, which is this community deserves a proper building, a proper facility to run their day care, to run their community centre programs, to run the education offices, the library, the Minister knows all this. We don't need to lecture the Minister. But it's a shame that the wisdom, I should say or lack of wisdom, through the FMBS process that it's left us to the last minute to make this cruel decision. I'd like to hear from the Minister on how much it would cost to tear that building down. How much has there been an assessment, an environmental assessment on the extensiveness of what it would cost? You know? I'm sure that this building is inundated with asbestos and lead paint and who knows what else. On top of that, if renovations were to start today, that $3.5 million renovations, how long would it take to do them? Would it take a year to do them? A year and a half? Did the clock start ticking the day one if we approve the renovations? Would we impede on the fact that the three years of life actually turns out to be a year and a half or two years? Are we again getting value for money? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Robert Hawkins on Committee Motion 24-15(5): To Delete $320,000 From Pws's Asset Management Activity In Bill 2, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on June 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 24-15(5): To Delete $320,000 From Pws's Asset Management Activity In Bill 2, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th, 2006
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