Burnaby city staff are recommending cancelling a $240-million plan to redevelop the Confederation Park Community Centre due to financial constraints and concerns about overprovision of recreation space in the northwest quadrant. Staff propose either abandoning the project or redesigning it as a smaller, cheaper facility. The city has already spent $15.8 million on the project, and a decision will be made at the January 28th council meeting.
Burnaby staff are recommending cancelling a $240-million plan to redevelop the Confederation Park Community Centre due to financial constraints and a worry that the new facility could “overprovide” for the community.
“This disparity highlights the uneven distribution of recreational space across the city,” staff said, adding that the southern quadrants of the city would benefit from increased recreation space. Still, cancelling the project now would require terminating existing contracts and incurring associated fees.In the meantime, staff said the northwest quadrant would continue to be served by the existing community centre.
Option 2: Redesigning Confederation Park Community Centre Council will also consider a second option: redesigning the community centre to be smaller and shaving off $80 million from the project cost. The expanded programs and maintenance for the Confederation project “would incur significant staffing and operational costs,” estimated at about $5.6 million.
The city previously planned to use money from its community benefit bonus reserve, which came from the city allowing developers to build more condos in exchange for giving the city cash for public amenities, but that reserve has been exhausted.
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