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4 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday February 7, 2009 www.oakvillebeaver.com Pan Am pool could be down the drain By Tim Foran METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP of Milton, Oakville and Mississauga Games appears dead in the water. Games facility. However, the bid "In my opinion, to build a $75 million, Olympiccommittee would not cover any Mississauga council's General the pool is sized pool and aquatic centre for Committee costs related to that portion, leaving recommended A proposal for the communities use in the 2015 Pan American Wednesday pulling out of the pro- down the drain." the municipalities and other funding sources to cover the full $24 posal due to the high cost involved. million construction costs. Mississauga council will vote on Hazel McCallion, The proposed agreement the recommendation at its next mayor of Mississauga between the municipalities stated meeting Feb. 11. they would not cover more than 44 "In my opinion, the pool is down the drain," Mississauga According to the staff report pre- per cent of those costs as well, with Mayor Hazel McCallion was quoted sented to Mississauga politicians an expectation that the remaining as saying in The Mississauga News. Wednesday, the facility would have $13.3 million could likely be The plan is scheduled to be con- been used to host the water polo secured through federal and provinsidered by Oakville's Planning competition in the Pan Am Games, cial infrastructure funds, according Council Feb. 9 and Milton's plan- if Toronto and surrounding Golden to the Mississauga staff report. Mississauga, Oakville and Milton ning committee Feb. 17. Horseshoe communities are suc"It comes to me as certainly no cessful in being awarded the mega- would also have split operating costs for the aquatic centre, based surprise," Milton Mayor Gord Krantz sports event this fall. said of the Mississauga General The capital project proposal was on their respective populations each year, or at another agreed-to freCommittee's decision. "If (the pool) actually split into two parts. was going to be financial and practiThe Pan Am bid committee, quency, starting in 2014. The Mississauga report estimatcal, I was certainly supportive." jointly funded by the provincial and Krantz said the chances of federal governments, would pick up ed net operating costs to be just Oakville and Milton attempting to 56 per cent of the capital cost to under $1 million in 2014, with keep the project proposal alive on build the games-specific 50-metre Milton paying 10 per cent and their own are "very remote." pool estimated to cost $51 million. Oakville 19 per cent. The report recUnder the staff proposal out- Mississauga, Oakville and Milton ommended the municipalities also lined in a Mississauga report, the would then pay the remaining 44 jointly put in the equivalent of one Towns of Milton and Oakville would per cent, with each member's fund- per cent of the construction cost have paid $5.5 and $6.5 million, ing based proportionally on the each year to a capital reserve fund respectively, toward the capital cost expected population of the commu- for ongoing maintenance of the facility. of a 50-metre pool, aquatic complex nities in 2029. The 98,000-square-foot facility and fitness centre, at a location on The second part of the proposal Ninth Line near Lower Base Line. envisioned the construction of was proposed to be located on six to All figures are in 2014 dollars, leisure and therapeutic pools, eight acres of land owned by the "currency" of the 2015 Pan Am meeting rooms and a fitness centre, Mississauga on Ninth Line, north of Games bid. which would be the legacy of the Lower Base Line (Eglinton Avenue Consider these time, mess & cost saving options... West), because of its proximity to the border of all three municipalia. Renew your cabinets with our unique "Tune-up". Grade 10 Grade 11-12 ties. Our exclusive process restores and repairs the original finish on wood cabinets to 90-95%. Tuning Up your cabinets and updating the counter top The property currently falls into and handles is the easiest and most cost effective way to get a fresh new look Milton's boundaries. for your kitchen. 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