Why as the question if you’re not going to follow advice?
It is at least disturbing to learn the CVRD and our Area G director are ignoring the expert reports that recently cost Saltair $16,000 to obtain.
MAE clearly said it would cost $1.6 million or $1.7 million to keep the old Mount Brenton school building running over the next five years and that a 10-year, phased approach would cost $3 million-plus.
Instead of replacing the entire roof as the expert recommended, Dorey says we can replace only one-fourth for $130,000-plus. Instead of replacing the exterior wall claddings, which the expert said was in poor condition and “have exhausted their expected service life”, Dorey says we can paint. Instead of replacing the windows which the expert said “have far exceeded their expected service life”, Dorey says we don’t need new windows.
Why did we pay $16,000 for an expert report if it was going to be ignored? Why hire an expert if the CVRD and Dorey already knew the answers? More than a little, this strikes me as receiving a medical diagnosis and ignoring the treatment because you don’t like the diagnosis.
Lynne Smith
Saltair