Great to see funding of #Oakville HS and #Milton PS. Now we need the MOE to update their benchmarks so the building process is efficient. Waiting 6 months for ATP for Milton #11! Can't start build without it. Taxpayers deserve appropriate school facilities for kids. #onted
Delays increase building costs. Delays increase # portables and transportation costs. Delays can split neighbourhoods and even families into various holding schools.
ATP (Approval to Proceed) roadblocks happen for every single project in our Board and our estimates are accurate every single time. We have to meet, clarify, beg and shout every single time. The are costly consequences to the delays every single time.
The issue is outdated benchmarks(Provincial cost estimates). Costs to build are well beyond Provincial numbers. We submit 3rd party estimates. We "value engineer" to keep costs as low as possible, and still we wait & wait & the poor students end up stacked and shuffled around.
It is imperative that Minister @Sflecce act on this or we will be in the same roadblock for these two new schools in #Oakville and #Milton.
We need the Milton #11 ATP now!
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