UPDATE: After the building collapse and the press conference today discussing the response and what is next, there seemed some strange statements being made. For instance, while OSHA and the insurance companies would be investigating the incident, NO one from the city would be. Even when asked if Building Services could come to a press conference to answer questions, the media was told ‘they are busy’. HUH? When a fire occurs, doesn’t the fire department do an inspection to determine how the fire got started? How is this any different?
Also, who is paying for all this police protection and stabilizing the site? Should taxpayers be on the hook for the entire rescue when their may be negligence? Shouldn’t the city be looking into that?
There is also the question of who won the RFP to build the parking ramp? Was it Legacy Development? The ones involved in the Lewis project?
Good question. There seems to be a lot of tight lips at city hall, and not a lot of answers here.
It seems the City Council’s consent agenda has a couple of interesting items;
I find it interesting, because the council pulled the DT parking ramp from the budget for 2017, but it seems the planning is still in process.
And while the city has always gave money towards Sculpture Walk, I think with budgetary cut backs towards public art, maybe it is time SW took on these expenditures themselves. If they can raise $1 million for Arc of Dreams, they can cover the cost of installation of SW.