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Public Goes to Bat for Woodall Farm Complex

Tuesday, 4 June 2013 11:10

If public feedback is any indication, taxpayers want council to step up to the plate for a new recreation complex. The city received a strong showing of support for the project during a 90-day public comment period that recently wrapped up. Mayor Pat Sobeski says there were 128 responses, the large majority in favour of the project, and sooner than 2016. "The message is: we think there's a definate need for it, we think there's a need for it today, and we know council has it sort of 5-years out, but if you can push it ahead, we're certainly very supportive of that." However, Sobeski says there is still a lot of work ahead. "It's not just going out and throwing down grass seed and throwing bases down, there's a lot of infrastructure." A series of studies on the environmental impact, engineering and planning of the complex are the next steps. Council is being advised to have that discussion later this year, during 2014 budget deliberations. Council is also set to hear a presentation from the Recreation Advisory Committee about the project on Thursday night. Here's a list and estimated cost of the studies ahead for the project: -Geotechnical Investigation (groundwater, soil cond) - $ 35,000 -Environmental Impact Study - $ 25,000 -Detailed Engineering -$295,000 -Planning Service -$198,000 ---------------- $553,000

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