To the editor of the Sudbury Star,
(Published January 8, 2008)
I'll be watching with great interest as the feasibility studies are done for the performing arts and recreation centres. The net cost to the municipality depends on some very optimistic senior government and private sector funding while economic benefits are a question mark. And don't
forget that nothing comes in under budget around here.
Over and above these concerns, Councillor Cimino's comment that "poor road conditions cannot be used as an albatross that indefinitely precludes investment in other community projects" worries me. He states the city can fix the roads and do these projects as well. Based on the marginal visible roads improvement in 2007, despite record spending, I don't believe that the city can fix the roads even without these projects.
So lets make sure we don't try to live beyond our means. My vote was cast in the last election based on basic infrastructure deficiencies and road rehabilitation and I expect it will be again the next time we go to the polls. What good are state of the art legacy projects if the roads and
sewers have fallen apart?
Thursday, December 27, 2007
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