Demolition of Old Ed Delorme Garage Coming Soon
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 @ 3:58 AM
Prince George, B.C. – It won’t be long now before the old Norgate Autobody and Ed Delorme Garage buildings have been leveled.
The City has recently paid just under $20 thousand dollars for a consultant on the preliminary work, those dollars spent specifically to a company which specializes in dealing with environmental hazards.
Director of Planning, Ian Wells, says the demolition of the buildings within the next couple of weeks, the site leveled, and ready to be put to use during the Canada Winter Games.
The site is expected to be home to a special pavilion during the Games.
The site is also the preferred site for a Performing Arts Centre.
Comments
Another Consultant? Oh my god!
I think I should be a consultant and work for the city. Seems there`s a ton of money to be made there.
Tractor, So you would prefer they just demolish the buildings and don’t worry about the hazardous materials inside? I understand the issue with Consulting on some things but for a project like this it is necessary.
So the city purchased the properties years before an environmental assessment is done ? That’s good planning Mr. Wells.
Were Consultants hired when they tore down the old PG Hotel?? How about the old MacDonald, and Canada Hotel.???
This is the question:::
Under what budget is the money coming from to tear down these buildings, pay for the consultants, and pay for having all the debris, etc; taken to the land fill. I sincerely doubt that it will come from the Winter Games budget. Do we really need this space for some sort of special pavilion for the Winter Games. If we do, will the cost be associated with the Winter Games??? Seems to me that the Civic Centre, and CN Centre Complex, along with the Northern Sport Centre has sufficient space for any Winter Games functions.
Sooooo. What’s the real story. Lets consider the fact that this property is the preferred site for the Performing Arts Centre. Is it possible that the City will demolish these buildings along with all the associated costs to ensure that these costs are not included in the total cost of a PAC???
In other words, are we the taxpayers already starting to pay for a PAC even though the majority of the Citizens are opposed to one. Is the City trying to avoid borrowing money for a PAC, avoid going to an Alternative Approval Process, and avoiding a referendum on this issue??
Is the City starting to accumulate money in its Capital Projects Fund for future Capital Projects that could include a PAC.
Furthermore will the accumulation of these funds be detrimental to making the necessary maintenance improvements to places like the Four Seasons pool or the Elk Centre??
Just wondering.
When does the Terasen deal mature? I heard a rumor that this money will be put towards a capital project, it requires no voter input
Slinky…..deal done in 2004, 17 year deal, so around 2021.
That’s too bad. I just talking to a colleague about how that garage would have made a great venue for a community small manufacturing space like the Makerlab.
Purchasing of down town properties by the city and bulldozing them to make bare land needs to stop.
So does this mean that the environmental hazards were removed for the $20.000 or just saying that someone walked around and pointed out the hazards for the 20 grand. Seems a little steep if it was just stricktly consulting fees. I’m sure it would only take a day or 2 at the most for the assesement plus maybe some fees for a Asbestos test and such.
@monkey,
Yes, we much prefer unsightly old-ass buildings.
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