Thunder Bay, ON, Canada / Country 105 | Thunder Bay s Country
Apr 29, 2021 11:18 PM
Both sides on the multi-use indoor turf facility discussion came out in the lengthy discussion, but some compromise may be on the horizon.
City Manager Norm Gale held decorum in a nearly four hour meeting Thursday, that discussed how to further proceed with the ratified project, after council decided in late March not to award the tender to the Tom Jones Corporation.
Many councillors, including Current River’s Andrew Foulds, felt there should be give and take when it comes to getting shovels into the ground.
“I think we all have to perhaps check our egos at the door,” Foulds stressed to council. “Perhaps we should check our visions of what we were hoping for [for this facility] at the door and see what we can get done that balances the interests and needs of [the user groups in the community].”
Thunder Bay is in line to receive $6.6 million from the federal government through the Gas Tax Fund. Mayor Bill Mauro confirms the funds are on the wa.
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Thunder Bay, ON, Canada / Country 105 | Thunder Bay s Country
Mar 8, 2021 10:10 PM
City council has stopped the momentum of the proposed indoor turf facility but it has not necessarily stopped the project.
The nearly three hour debate Monday night ended with a 7-5 vote to oppose awarding the tender process to the Tom Jones Corporation at a bid price of $37,394,000.
City Clerk Krista Power, in an email to Acadia Broadcasting, indicates that should the decision be ratified, administration would be required to wait until an appropriate time to bring forward a plan for moving forward with the multi-use indoor sports facility.
The clerk noted the decision to proceed with the facility has already been ratified by council.