With the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant billions of dollars over budget, attention is turning to a similar project on the horizon.
Metro Vancouver is funding a massive sewage plant upgrade in Richmond, and one critic warns its budget could also balloon without an audit to uncover the mistakes made on the North Shore.Metro Vancouver politicians call for federal auditor general to investigate construction overrunsBuilt in 1963, it needs upgrading. In May, Metro Vancouver’s board chair raised concerns about the project’s cost.
That $2.1-billion error coming as taxpayers face huge bills for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, currently estimated at $3 billion over budget.“Transparency in local government is critical and obviously in this case even within the organization is very important,” Gordon Ruth, B.C.’s former auditor for local government told Global News.He said it’s important to know what went wrong at the North Shore plant, so mistakes aren’t repeated.
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