Why does Carré Saint-Louis need fixing?
Occasional blog reader William Raillant-Clark is quoted in this Cult MTL piece on the unclear reasons why Carré Saint-Louis is being fenced off and renovated, when most folks seem to feel it was fine the way it was.
Ian 19:28 on 2012/10/30 Permalink
I’m just glad it’s not full of junkies anymore.
William 19:43 on 2012/10/30 Permalink
I’M NOT AN OCCASIONAL BLOG READER, I READ WEBLOG EVERY DAY!
William 19:44 on 2012/10/30 Permalink
:)
Chris 19:53 on 2012/10/30 Permalink
William, next borough meeting is Monday, show up and ask them where you can get the plans to the park changes.
Ephraim 20:23 on 2012/10/30 Permalink
And the hole on Prince Arthur covered with a steel plate is turning how old?
William 10:17 on 2012/10/31 Permalink
Why should I have to go down there? I’m already paying for it. This kind of information should be freely accessible to anyone who asks for it (if it exists, which it does not appear to). Let Richard Bergeron enjoy the foil-hat crowd that generally attends these kinds of public hearings, I have better things to do.
Frédéric 11:46 on 2012/10/31 Permalink
Unrelated to Carré Saint-Louis, but Ephraim, Coloniale is now being completely redone, from Sherbrooke to Prince Arthur. It seems sewers are being replaced, and after a few weeks, it does not seem half way done yet. I bet the hole will be fixed at the end of these works. No easy fix, that might be why it took so long.
Chris 17:01 on 2012/10/31 Permalink
William, it wasn’t a dig, it was just an honest suggestion on how you might get your answer. (I agree these things should be publicized on the web beforehand. To get that, the population must fight for it, and requesting on the public record, where all councilors, citizens, and the media are present is a good way to move it forward.)
Ephraim 04:58 on 2012/11/01 Permalink
@Frédéric – I have my doubts, they don’t seem to co-ordinate at all in this city. They repaved Avenue Laval and then did some sewer work. This particular part of the Plateau is very old, late 1800s and some of the sewers are brick, built in place. They haven’t yet figured out a way to quickly coordinate a team to do the work and it always seems to take months. But that hole on Prince Arthur, about two years old now. Maybe we should start putting up plaques and dates? Or someone should start adding them to Panaramio so that Google Maps puts them available on the map of Montreal, with dates. And then we can see how well our local councilors are doing, without the fanfare and the politicing. The fences around the building at Pine and St-Denis, for example. We need a way of tracking how long it takes to remedy a situation. And how we can modify the laws so that it is in the best interest to get it done. For example, some cities will allow you to put up scaffolding for an emergency. But the fees for the rental of the sidewalk increase exponentially the longer you leave it. So you work fast to get it done because of the cost. If the costs were significant enough, things would get done. The same with the water mains if handled by outside companies. If you pay for the “rental cost” of the street, the cost of inconvenience, then fixing and coordinating the fixing because your primary interest instead of how many projects you can work on at the same time.