Hamilton gets $48m in Ontario infrastructure cash

[raisethehammer]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

Economic initiatives are good. Give Canadian Blood Services some initiatives to build their new centre in downtown Hamilton.

exactly. I've emailed EcDev about this opportunity in the hopes that they'll get on it.

[emge]

That would be nice. CBS is two minutes away from me, and when I called months ago I was really irritated to learn I'd have to go to Ancaster to donate blood unless there was a special clinic being held.

[FairHamilton]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

From the spec......

"But the $48 million from the province will boost spending on roads and bridges by $30 million, recreation facilities by $7.5 million, parks development by $3 million and economic development initiatives by $5 million. It will also provide $2.5 million toward the $30-million local share of the $90-million Randle Reef cleanup."

I heard Scott Park will be getting some new recreational facilities.

[SteelTown]

Awhile Westmount has no recetretional facilities with Westmount secondary rec centre closed along with having one of the worst 20 roads in Ontario, Stone Church.

[SteelTown]

Hamilton gets more infrastructure funding that expected
Paul Tipple
11/13/2008

Hamilton has an additional 48-million dollars in its coffers.

It's part of the billion dollar infrastructure funding the McGuinty government first announced in August.

And it's actually more money than Mayor Fred Eisenberger was expecting.

He was hoping the city would get between 40 and 45-million when the funding was first announced.

But the city has now received word from our local Liberal MPP's the total will be 48-million.

Eisenberger has said that priorities for the infrastructure funding will centre around the city's 100-million dollar roads deficit.

[raisethehammer]

hmmm, 3-8 million more than expected? sounds just about right for some cherokee marble!

[SteelTown]

I don't know how Mayor Fred was expecting $40 to $45 million when the finance committee already figured out how to spend all of the $48 million. It's not a surprise.

$30 million - roads and bridges
$7.5 million - recreation facilities
$3 million - parks development
$5 million - economic development initiatives
$2.5 million - local share of Randle Reef cleanup
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$48 million already planned out

[matt602]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

hmmm, 3-8 million more than expected? sounds just about right for some cherokee marble!

Indeed. There's no excuse not to at least do limestone and stainless steel now. It's about time for someone in council to bring this up.