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Harmony Residents Group Presentation to Niagara-on-the-Lake Town Council Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
1
In March, We Asked Council to be Proactive on Project Niagara 1. Allocate resources to conduct our own study. • •
Analyse impacts, define solutions, project costs Roads and traffic, parking enforcement, policing, legal, waste disposal
2. Request regular updates from Project Niagara. 3. Facilitate ongoing public discussion. 4. Influence decisions. NOTL will own this. We must be ready. Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
2
We Conducted Our Own Research and Analysis We: 1. Reviewed reports from Niagara Region. 2. Made phone calls. 3. Surfed the web. 4. Visited Tanglewood.
And We Confirmed That We Should: 1. Remain concerned about impacts to the environment. 2. Be nervous about impacts to us as residents. 3. Be skeptical about the benefits. 4. Worry about the costs.
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
3
We Now Know Some of the Cost Impacts at the Regional Level Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP*
Operating Costs
Estimate
Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
Ongoing Road Maintenance costs have not been estimated.
* Transportation Master Plan – November, 2004
All figures: Report to Council on Project Niagara (PWA 26-2008)
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
4
We Still Don’t Know the Costs to Niagara-on-the-Lake Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs
Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
Maintenance
???
???
Signage/Lights
???
???
Parking/Police
???
???
Acceleration of TMP NOTL Roads
Estimate
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Operating Costs
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
5
But We Do Know The Region Costs Are Likely to Increase Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs
Shuttle Parking Lots
Risk
Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
Maintenance
???
???
Signage/Lights
???
???
Parking/Police
???
???
Land Purchase
???
???
Construction
???
???
$2,800,000
???
Acceleration of TMP NOTL Roads
Estimate
Debt Charges
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Operating Costs
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
6
We Also Know Some of the Cost Impacts for Sewage and Waste Management Capital Costs
Operating Costs
Cost Area
Item
Estimate
Estimate
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
Again, ongoing operating costs are missing.
All figures: Report to Council on Project Niagara (PWA 26-2008)
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
7
And We Know That Those Costs Are Also Likely to Increase Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
Land Purchase
???
???
Sewage Lagoon Base Cost
???
???
Risk
Estimate
Operating Costs Estimate
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
8
The Cost Impacts to Garbage Collection and Recycling Should Also Be Assessed Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
Land Purchase
???
???
Garbage
???
???
Recycling
???
???
Sewage Lagoon Base Cost
???
???
Waste Management
Risk
Estimate
Operating Costs Estimate
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
9
So Far, Then, It’s $66.4 Million and Counting Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
Waste Management
All
Total
???
Risks: ??? 1. $2.8m in debt charges on roads 2. Sewage lagoon estimate ???
$66,400,000
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
??? Harmony with the Environment
Harmony Residents Group
10
We Also Know That Some Portion of The Costs Will Fall to Niagara-on-the-Lake Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
???
???
???
$27,800,000
???
???
???
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
???
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
???
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
???
???
???
???
???
???
$66,400,000
???
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
11
Also, the Town Was to Pay 45% of the Costs in the Transportation Master Plan Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
???
???
???
$27,800,000
$12,510,000
???
45%
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
45%
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
???
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
???
???
???
???
???
???
$66,400,000
$12,510,000
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total
$2,086 per household
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
12
Will That Same Funding Model Apply to the New Projects Identified for Project Niagara? Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
$2,520,000
???
45%?
$27,800,000
$12,510,000
???
45%
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
45%
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
???
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
???
???
???
???
???
???
$66,400,000
$15,030,000
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total
$2,505 per household?
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
13
Will That Funding Model Apply to Sewage Lagoons and Waste Management? Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
$2,520,000
???
45%?
$27,800,000
$12,510,000
???
45%
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
45%
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
$8,100,000
???
45%?
Relocation
$15,000,000
$6,750,000
???
45%?
???
???
???
45%?
$66,400,000
$29,880,000
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total
$4,980 per household?
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
14
So the Cost Impacts of Project Niagara are Significant – and Incomplete 1. $20.6 million in Direct Costs 2. $45.8 million in Acceleration Costs 3. Risks to those estimates 4. Many capital items yet to be estimated 5. Operating Costs yet to be estimated There will be a cost impact to Niagara-on-the-Lake. What taxes or Payments in Lieu will Project Niagara contribute? Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
15
Niagara-on-the-Lake Ratepayers Have a Right to Know 1. What are the missing figures? 2. Who will pay? 3. How fast does this money need to be spent? 4. Will our taxes go up? If not … 5. What capital projects will be deferred or dropped? 6. What operating budget items will be reduced? Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
16
Requested Action 1. Get answers to the outstanding questions. 2. Do not approve Project Niagara without those answers. 3. Become proactive on this issue. 4. Ask yourself, as we have: 1. Isn’t there a better location for the proposed music festival? 2. Isn’t there a better use for that site? Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
17
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
1
In March, We Asked Council to be Proactive on Project Niagara 1. Allocate resources to conduct our own study. • •
Analyse impacts, define solutions, project costs Roads and traffic, parking enforcement, policing, legal, waste disposal
2. Request regular updates from Project Niagara. 3. Facilitate ongoing public discussion. 4. Influence decisions. NOTL will own this. We must be ready. Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
2
We Conducted Our Own Research and Analysis We: 1. Reviewed reports from Niagara Region. 2. Made phone calls. 3. Surfed the web. 4. Visited Tanglewood.
And We Confirmed That We Should: 1. Remain concerned about impacts to the environment. 2. Be nervous about impacts to us as residents. 3. Be skeptical about the benefits. 4. Worry about the costs.
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
3
We Now Know Some of the Cost Impacts at the Regional Level Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP*
Operating Costs
Estimate
Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
Ongoing Road Maintenance costs have not been estimated.
* Transportation Master Plan – November, 2004
All figures: Report to Council on Project Niagara (PWA 26-2008)
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
4
We Still Don’t Know the Costs to Niagara-on-the-Lake Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs
Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
Maintenance
???
???
Signage/Lights
???
???
Parking/Police
???
???
Acceleration of TMP NOTL Roads
Estimate
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Operating Costs
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
5
But We Do Know The Region Costs Are Likely to Increase Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs
Shuttle Parking Lots
Risk
Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
Maintenance
???
???
Signage/Lights
???
???
Parking/Police
???
???
Land Purchase
???
???
Construction
???
???
$2,800,000
???
Acceleration of TMP NOTL Roads
Estimate
Debt Charges
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Operating Costs
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
6
We Also Know Some of the Cost Impacts for Sewage and Waste Management Capital Costs
Operating Costs
Cost Area
Item
Estimate
Estimate
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
Again, ongoing operating costs are missing.
All figures: Report to Council on Project Niagara (PWA 26-2008)
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
7
And We Know That Those Costs Are Also Likely to Increase Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
Land Purchase
???
???
Sewage Lagoon Base Cost
???
???
Risk
Estimate
Operating Costs Estimate
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
8
The Cost Impacts to Garbage Collection and Recycling Should Also Be Assessed Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
Land Purchase
???
???
Garbage
???
???
Recycling
???
???
Sewage Lagoon Base Cost
???
???
Waste Management
Risk
Estimate
Operating Costs Estimate
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
9
So Far, Then, It’s $66.4 Million and Counting Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs Estimate
$5,600,000
???
$27,800,000
???
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
Waste Management
All
Total
???
Risks: ??? 1. $2.8m in debt charges on roads 2. Sewage lagoon estimate ???
$66,400,000
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
??? Harmony with the Environment
Harmony Residents Group
10
We Also Know That Some Portion of The Costs Will Fall to Niagara-on-the-Lake Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
???
???
???
$27,800,000
???
???
???
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
???
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
???
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
???
???
???
???
???
???
$66,400,000
???
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
11
Also, the Town Was to Pay 45% of the Costs in the Transportation Master Plan Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
???
???
???
$27,800,000
$12,510,000
???
45%
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
45%
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
???
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
???
???
???
???
???
???
$66,400,000
$12,510,000
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total
$2,086 per household
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
12
Will That Same Funding Model Apply to the New Projects Identified for Project Niagara? Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
$2,520,000
???
45%?
$27,800,000
$12,510,000
???
45%
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
45%
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
???
???
???
Relocation
$15,000,000
???
???
???
???
???
???
???
$66,400,000
$15,030,000
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total
$2,505 per household?
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
13
Will That Funding Model Apply to Sewage Lagoons and Waste Management? Capital Costs Cost Area
Item
Region Roads
Direct Costs Acceleration of TMP
Estimate
Operating Costs
NOTL Share Estimate
NOTL Share
$5,600,000
$2,520,000
???
45%?
$27,800,000
$12,510,000
???
45%
NOTL Roads
All
???
???
???
100%
Shuttle Parking Lots
All
???
???
???
45%
Sewage Lagoons
Base Cost
$18,000,000
$8,100,000
???
45%?
Relocation
$15,000,000
$6,750,000
???
45%?
???
???
???
45%?
$66,400,000
$29,880,000
???
???
Waste Management
All
Total
$4,980 per household?
Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
14
So the Cost Impacts of Project Niagara are Significant – and Incomplete 1. $20.6 million in Direct Costs 2. $45.8 million in Acceleration Costs 3. Risks to those estimates 4. Many capital items yet to be estimated 5. Operating Costs yet to be estimated There will be a cost impact to Niagara-on-the-Lake. What taxes or Payments in Lieu will Project Niagara contribute? Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
15
Niagara-on-the-Lake Ratepayers Have a Right to Know 1. What are the missing figures? 2. Who will pay? 3. How fast does this money need to be spent? 4. Will our taxes go up? If not … 5. What capital projects will be deferred or dropped? 6. What operating budget items will be reduced? Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
16
Requested Action 1. Get answers to the outstanding questions. 2. Do not approve Project Niagara without those answers. 3. Become proactive on this issue. 4. Ask yourself, as we have: 1. Isn’t there a better location for the proposed music festival? 2. Isn’t there a better use for that site? Harmony for Niagara-on-the-Lake July 28, 2008
Harmony with the Environment Harmony Residents Group
17
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