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Originally Posted by FairHamilton
I agree with Adam, and would hazard a guess that only a few supported citizens limestone (or marble) on City Hall, more wanted anything to save a buck, and an even greater number didn't care (or were totally unaware).
With only 30% of registered voters voting in Hamilton elections, not many care to get involved with any cause that doesn't directly impact their daily lives.
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The only poll conducted on the issue showed the most support for marble, limestone second, and concrete a distant third.
If you polled the entire city though, you would probably find opinion divided between people who wanted to do the cladding right, and people who just wanted to get rid of the building altogether. No one really wants concrete. Either they respect the design and heritage of the building and therefore want marble or limestone, or they hate it and couldn't care less if it's clad in straw and cow dung. (Guess we should be thankful Lloyd Ferguson didn't work for a livestock agricorp.)
I also found in casual conversations with people, that the people who were opposed to marble or limestone were generally cynical about government in general, and saw city hall as a monument to politicians, instead of a monument to the citizens of this city - a very disempowered and disempowering view of local government. That's why concrete is such a spectacularly shitty choice. It screams that not only do we not care about heritage or good design, but we feel powerless, disconnected, and apathetic about our civic government. So sad.