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One of the problems with Barrington is that there's a leisurely attitude toward fixing up buildings like this one. The city's the same way with public infrastructure. The state of the street just isn't seen as an urgent problem. When somebody says "oh yes, this is terrible, we'll get to it in a few years" they don't actually care that much about it. This is true when regional council comes up with plans that say how wonderful and important the downtown is but that never seem to turn into concrete action; the councillors are paying lip service to the downtown and then directing their attention to real issues like cat bylaws or completely HRM-funded quadruple ice rinks in Hammonds Plains.

Hopefully in a few years standards along the street will be better. There will be a higher share of nicely kept new or restored buildings and the ones in poor condition will stand out more.