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Originally Posted by someone123
Interesting. I thought the city pulled the plug first.
I'm still wondering why anybody would be permitted to "run amok" with the bid as you say. Isn't one of the first steps the establishment of a budget? The first number tossed around that I remember was $768M.
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I remember that it was ex-Premier Rodney MacDonald that decided to pull the plug and then the HRM had to go along with that decision.
Based on what I remember, $768 million was prior to inflation. With inflation the numbers were estimated at over $1 billion dollars, however, the federal government stated that it would cap its contribution at $400 million dollars. There was talk at the time (from the HRM) of cutting costs but Rodney MacDonald pulled the plug before they had the chance.