Whitehorse Daily Star: 'We don't have the money right now': councillor
The estimate provided last October, based on a finalized concept, was pegged at $20.8 million. A new budget amount provided to council based on a refined estimate now puts the project cost at $24.55 million, according to the administrative report presented to council Tuesday. Coun. Laura Cabott said the additional $3.75 million represents a significant change. She noted the design option selected includes 1,500 square feet of extra floor space that isn’t required now. “We don’t have the money right now,” Cabott told her colleagues on council. “We do not need it right now.” Coun. J...