Phil Tank: Regina, Saskatoon must learn from mistakes on big projects yxe yqr
These projects include a new arena/events centre and an updated central library. That should sound familiar to Saskatoon residents; Saskatchewan’s largest city is also pursuing a new downtown arena and a new central library.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
City hall could have simply communicated that it had no intention of considering any other site because the parking lot located north of Midtown Plaza was so perfect, at least according to its advisors and bureaucrats. Now, perhaps, the most difficult part of the journey begins: trying to figure out how to pay for the project. A four-year-old estimate suggests the cost of a new downtown arena would be between $172 and $178 million.Article content
You could certainly argue the need is greater in Regina, since the 44-year-old arena is 10 years older than in Saskatoon.In Regina, rebuilding the library on its current site is pegged at $125 million, while in Saskatoon the budget was set at $134 million for building new on a downtown site. In both cities, the libraries date back to the 1960s.Article content
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