Bowman offers up solutions to city’s infrastructure woes
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Brian Bowman offered what he said is a detailed plan to solve the city’s infrastructure problems – but it’s largely a plan that city officials are already following.
During a news conference from his campaign headquarters Wednesday afternoon, Bowman said he would:
- Follow city hall’s 2011 infrastructure report.
- Set aside a percentage of property tax revenue for roads, what city council has been doing for two years.
- Continue to use public-private partnerships (P3s) to design, build and maintain infrastructure where appropriate – which city hall is doing.
- Tender infrastructure projects early – Again, another initiative adopted by city council.
Bowman also promised to squeeze more PST revenue from the provincial government – which city hall has been unable to do but that hasn’t stopped other candidates from making the same promise.
“Infrastructure is by far the number one issue that we’re hearing from Winnipeg residents at their doors,” Bowman said, adding he’s offering “sound, long term plans and clear principles.”
This is not the first time Bowman has recycled existing city policies as his own – his downtown revitalization policies involved targeting surface parking lots and developer incentives, which city council already has in place.
Bowman also criticized his mayoral opponents for their suggestions on infrastructure.
He dismissed Judy Wasylycia-Leis for promising to find necessary funds for infrastructure work through borrowing, saying this would place more debt on city hall; and said Gord Steeve’s plan to sell city assets is short-sighted and insufficient.
Bowman said he would offer bonuses to contractors who finish projects ahead of time and on budget.
The city now includes guaranteed pricing for its contract and penalties for work not done on schedule.
Bowman said he would not award contracts for projects until the design is completed, a reference to the problems linked to the fire hall replacement program and the new police headquarters project.
aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca