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| Despite some hopeful signs for change two weeks ago, the rubble of the Belmont and Roses's remains a feature of Third Avenue West |
Tonight's Council session marks two week since Mayor Herb Pond announced that the state of the Belmont Hotel site would soon be changing, with plans for removal of debris from the fire noted at the end of the June 12th Council Session.
The work seemingly only awaiting the signature of Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller for things to move forward.
However, those who may be passing by the Third Avenue debris pile probably have noticed little indication that the work is approaching, the site looks much like it did once the Prince Rupert Fire Rescue teams rolled up their hoses over a year ago.
So, hopefully a more fulsome timeline towards the debris removal work can be outlined tonight.
At the June 12th session, Mr. Pond also spoke to the appearance of the rest of the downtown core and the key storefront accessory of late of plywood, the return to glass storefront windows seemingly delayed by a lack of glaziers for the community,
Since the Mayor's notes of two weeks ago, the sales of Plywood went up in the city, with one more storefront now behind panels of Plywood, that owing to a police warrant enforcement action of last week.
An effort which saw the City declare the Building a structure not to be occupied.
That situation, as well as a general account of the policing of the downtown core, could make for a question for Council members for Sergeant Gerry Walker the head of the Prince Rupert RCMP Detachment who will be speaking to Council at tonight's session.
More notes related to tonight's Council Session can be reviewed from our Council Session archive.
Funny that only a two week delay from the city gets the headline “time for an update”, but yet when the port’s private road was months behind schedule …. Crickets.
ReplyDeleteWhen VOPAk announced for Ridley in 2018 but shovels haven’t hit ground 5 years later, why no hard questions being asked?
You are right some stuff is over. The Belmont is not 2 weeks late in a normal city it would be classed as 48 weeks overdue.
DeleteAnother one that is over is the wheelhouse, if you watched the presentation they were talking about opening late fall 2022. Oh the city missed that one by a bunch. At what cost?
I will be nice and not bring up the city’s miss on the new cell at the landfill.
Power to the peanut gallery.
Keep on trolling pal ... keep on trolling, or again, start your own journal of 'truth and investigation' NCR
ReplyDeleteYou’re a grade A loser NCR
DeleteJeez, guess you haven't heard? BC no longer issues letter grades when it comes to submitted work or achievement ...
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But thanks for sharing your thoughts! NCR
If the Belmont gets cleaned up, will Rose’s get sorted out too? They’re two different properties with different owners, and Rose’s owners certainly didn’t appear to give two hoots to appearance for years prior to the fire. That bus and that smashed out Honda have gotta go. Who wants to park a food truck next to all that?
ReplyDeleteThere is no Pride at city hall. Lack of bylaw enforcement speaks volumes to the commitment to clean up the city.
ReplyDeleteNow this I know not to be true. I have reported problem properties to bylaw (it’s a complaints-driven system after all) and I have seen results. Maybe complain to them rather than here. It’s as easy as snapping a photo and sending an email.
DeleteIf the City of PR can't see the problem after the fire and it is up to a citizen to phone in a complaint there is something seriously wrong!
DeletePlace was a dump to begin with! Now hurry up an remove. BILL THE OWNERS! SIMPLE!!
ReplyDeleteIt's not the owners fault
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