Tim Leavitt on Capital Improvement Investment in Vancouver

[Chief]

http://leavitt4vancouver.blogspot.com/2008/03/capital-improvement-investment-in.html

There is much press about the City's investment of money and resources in downtown Vancouver. While the revitalization of the 'heart' of our city is important for the entirety of Vancouver, the reality is that the city spends more resources on the east side of our city. Those projects simply don't get the attention that downtown seems to receive.

The City of Vancouver made significant investments in capital infrastructure between 2002 and 2007. This report is a summary of the 2002-2007 capital projects separated into East and West using Andresen Street as a dividing line.

The total investment in capital projects from 2002-2007 is approximately $243.3 million. Of this total, $158.3 million was spent on the East side and $85.0 million was spent on the West side.

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Good discussion from Councilman Tim Leavitt's blog on what the City has spent money on outside of Downtown. Worth reading and keeping in mind when money discussions emerge later on for transit, law enforcement, etc.

[Waterbuffalo]

"Those projects simply don't get the attention that downtown seems to receive."

Hey Tim, Larry and the rest... Here's your assignment if you wish to carry it Forward..

How about getting the local media to talk about all of the projects that are happening on the east side? Seems to me you would have less problems with a certain segment of whining over here if you talked openly and honestly about what your doing over here.

To Chief, Honestly, it just came to me and we've talked about it in other threads.. If one WANTS to slow down the East Side Mafia, why not talk what the city is doing on the east side?

Do you remember the graphs the City put out about six months ago during the City 2007-2009 budget series about how much they were spending via geographic location?

[Waterbuffalo]

Some thing also just crossed my mind again..

This time with UGA.. How much is it going to cost to bring all of the suburban and rural roads to Urban style road system from Salmon Creek to Southern Orchards.. Chief how much do you honestly think that is going to cost? Billions???

That is a question I would love to put to Tim...

[Chief]

Some thing also just crossed my mind again..

This time with UGA.. How much is it going to cost to bring all of the suburban and rural roads to Urban style road system from Salmon Creek to Southern Orchards.. Chief how much do you honestly think that is going to cost? Billions???

That is a question I would love to put to Tim...

Since none of that area is in the City Limits yet, I doubt you would get an answer.

However, go to his blog, and ask him your questions. He's looking for that kind of input over there, so let's give him some traffic...

[Waterbuffalo]

"However, go to his blog, and ask him your questions. He's looking for that kind of input over there, so let's give him some traffic..."

:-) You DIDN't have to ask that did you? :-)

I'm more than happy to give our elected political souls more than enough traffic to keep there head spinning. And most of it isn't questionable nonsense. Just yet that is..