Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard differ on how much the project will cost the city. Here's what they say.
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Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard stand on opposite sides of the Lansdowne 2.0 debate. Article content
Sutcliffe argues that Lansdowne 2.0 is a good deal that will help preserve a city asset. Acting now will help fix current problems, prevent mounting losses, increase city revenues and avoid higher repair and construction costs in the future. It will leverage new revenue streams, replace aging assets with leaky roofs, outdated layouts, limited washrooms and poor accessibility and keep Ottawa attractive to national and international events. Article content Article content
Menard stands on the other side. He contend