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Man builds city park stairs for $550 - City says it will cost $65,000
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:09 pm
If only normal people ran the government.
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A Canadian man built steps for his community park, but the City of Toronto is angry that he went ahead and did so even though city officials had estimated the project would cost $65,000 to complete.
Adi Astl, of Toronto, is a retired mechanic who decided to build the stairs at Tom Riley Park, in Etobicoke, Ontario, after several people fell down the poorly constructed pathway that led to a garden, according to CTV News.
Astl paid $550 in materials and also received private donations. He hired a homeless person and together the two built the eight steps.
Toronto officials had estimated the construction of the stairs would cost from $65,000 to $150,000.
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This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 2:12 pm
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:10 pm to jbgleason
Yeah but did he conduct his own EIS?
fricking amateur hour
fricking amateur hour
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:11 pm to jbgleason
How much were the private donations?
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:11 pm to jbgleason
The stairs lead to their council on aging
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:11 pm to jbgleason
His staircase looks like a fricking death trap. But still worth saving the $64k.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:12 pm to jbgleason
$550 is like 70,000 Canadian dollars right?
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:12 pm to jbgleason
looks like shite for a public usage
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:14 pm to mastersleestak
odds of those getting ripped out: 100%
Pretty funny though...goes to show you how obscene and ridiculous government is with our money.
Pretty funny though...goes to show you how obscene and ridiculous government is with our money.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:14 pm to jbgleason
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He hired a homeless person
It's amazing what a person will do for a bottle of Jack Daniels and a cardboard box.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:14 pm to jbgleason
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The stairs have been blocked off by tape and they will remain that way until city officials come up with a solution.
Hey, I know! Let's give government more money!
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:14 pm to jbgleason
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Toronto officials had estimated the construction of the stairs would cost from $65,000 to $150,000.
I need to change careers and get into government contract work.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:15 pm to jbgleason
He's not that good, and looks like there is still more work to be done, but a set of 8 steps plus landing is a $1K job, not a $65K job. I wish govt had to earn the money it wastes.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:16 pm to StringedInstruments
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How much were the private donations?
Judging from the look of the stairs I'd say AT LEAST $30-$40.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:16 pm to NYCAuburn
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looks like shite for a public usage
They get you up that little slope for a lot less than $65K
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:16 pm to jbgleason
That headline oversimplifies why it would take more than his shitty $550 steps. Is $65K insane? Probably but there's a lot more to it than just throwing down some treated lumber and pre-cut risers.
They aren't even ADA (or whatever it is in Canada) compliant.
They aren't even ADA (or whatever it is in Canada) compliant.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:17 pm to jbgleason
Looks tacky.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:17 pm to kywildcatfanone
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but a set of 8 steps plus landing is a $1K job
lol no. $1K wouldn't even cover the insurance and bond a contractor will need before he even bids on a Government project.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:18 pm to mastersleestak
So you're saying non ADA compliant?
Posted on 7/20/17 at 2:18 pm to jbgleason
They will tear it down because no government leader got to take a newspaper photo holding a shovel prior to it being built.
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