Fines, Fear, Failures & Future?
Hi Folks,
Again, thanx to the taxpayers, homeowners and residents (both in and outside of the Graham Lake subdivision – GLID) who remain interested, are concerned and offer input and questions about the handling of the subdivision’s water treatment solution and egregious fire protection water situation by the CVRD. Bigger debt doesn’t ensure a better solution.
This week’s article is a follow up to previous article titled FOMO.
CVRD’s FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) campaign continues with CVRD Representative Daniel Arbour’s upcoming political sales pitch tour. Despite how kind, calm and safe the message will be YOU WILL PAY $4,000 and more a year for water and without subdivision fire protection whether you like it or not. The CVRD is not your friend?
This is an outrageous water cost and after eight years it’s still an unexplained and limitless upgrade (scope-less, unspecified, budget-less). High average water costs across Canada are $1,200 per year typically in Alberta & Saskatchewan. By definition a boondoggle, not a project.
The CVRD with this engineering failure wants us to pay their way out. The lack of focus, lack of cooperation, lack of transparent engagement, eight years of squandering engineering time and the construction process window, does have consequences. Any expiring “grant” money and or delay “fines” assessed to the CVRD are just another indicator of egregious CVRD failure.
Your “yes” vote is your signature on a blank cheque to continue this trajectory. Where did the $250,000 GLID capital monies go? The CVRD is not your friend?
The last two farcical community interactions show that that the CVRD finds it’s extremely difficult to transparently communicate. A Steering Committee needs to be in place before proceeding any further.
One resident provided a thought-provoking observation; Why aren’t fixed income pensioners and working people running around in support of CVRD’s bidding and petitioning? Interesting point.
Another resident commented on some of the hysteria surrounding the expiring “grant”; “Intelligent and responsible people don’t SPEND multiple millions to save a million”. Good point.
Is this about serving the tax paying people of this subdivision community or rather CVRD and friends? One thing is for sure this isn’t about addressing the Surface Water Treatment Objectives (SWTO) and Fire Hydrants in a cost effective, market bearing manner. The SWTO does not require water meters. Graham Lake is a FREE 63-million-gallon storage tank. Let’s get back to satisfying what is required and utilizing existing assets. The Superior Shuttle system is not designed for subdivisions and the literature says so. Fire Hydrants and Firesmart equipment are.
One person said, “I know we need an upgrade, but CVRD has done nothing and shown nothing for eight years. I’m just NOT voting yes until they do”. Fair point.
A NO VOTE or NON-VOTE is a message for CVRD to stop, pause and reconsider their upgrade approach. Exactly what SWTO specifications need to be met? There are cost effective solution options. Superficial engineering is not one of them. The CVRD is not your friend?
Ship’s Point Improvement District is a good upgrade case study of value, water cost and more.
The CVRD is supposed to be looking out for us and it’s time they start to demonstrate that.
Presently, your cheque will be for a $4,000+ a year water bill to infinity without fire water fire hydrant subdivision protection.
Are you ready for that?
The CVRD is our friend?
Have a good summer and may your god be with you!
