Dear Editor,
It was interesting to note in the last issue of the 51暗网, regarding the progress of the library, that some worker decided to cover the sealed and architecturally accepted concrete walls with another layer of unacceptable concrete that will now take four weeks of additional labor to remove.
This project appears to be rife with stupidity and incompetence right from the beginning and there seems to be no end in site. We have months more of construction to go before the lawyers get involved. If we think that the surety bonding company is going to come to our rescue by honouring their performance bond without a fight, we are mistaken.
I believe that the only legacy this project will leave is that it will be remembered as the most expensive, ill managed, inept and overdue construction project this town has ever seen. Is that something our council should be proud of and we should all celebrate? I think not.
I certainly hope there is a post mortem done when this project is complete to learn some valuable lessons on how NOT to proceed with a construction project, right from selecting an architect and contractor to protecting the tax payers from shoddy workmanship. The taxpayers and residents of Jasper cannot afford to go through a debacle like this again.
Jack Templeton
Jasper, Alta.
