Seamusmuldrew
Active Member
Who let 'Big Fountain' into the forum?Without a fountain, people will go to the park once or twice and then say that there's nothing there and quit going.
Who let 'Big Fountain' into the forum?Without a fountain, people will go to the park once or twice and then say that there's nothing there and quit going.
The fountain lobby is a pernicious lot.Who let 'Big Fountain' into the forum?
Cann't deny that the light looks good but how many times will people actually go to a park to watch a light. People will go a few times to see it and then get bored with it. A fountain is a much higher profile attraction because unlike a light, for lack of a better description, it creates an ambience "continuous motion." It's the same basic reason why people will go camping and sit around a campfire for hours on end but wouldn't give a yard light 5 minutes of their time. Have to wonder if anybody at the City has a background with at least some marketing experience.
If that's the case do I have large slabs of marble to sell you.The fountain lobby is a pernicious lot.
I am also not pro fountain, or pro any water feature.I feel compelled to clarify that while I was pro water feature, I definitely am not pro fountain.
This is probably for the best, lest I transform downtown into a goose infested bedlam.I am also not pro fountain, or pro any water feature.
The post paid for by the Concerned Citizens for Greenspaces Without Flowing Liquids Coalition (CCGWFLC).
Fascinated to see how this turns out. Either going to be a huge success or a swing and a miss. But I respect the willingness to go for it!While we discuss about the cost of bike infrastructure vs. fountain maintenance - I'd like to say that I think this will be pretty hype and become something uniquely Edmonton: View attachment 581366
I'm anti mediocrity, but it still often seems like the most Edmonton thing to do. It would be nice if this park was spectacular, not just good enough.I'm pro business and development. Summons the food trucks so the maintenance department can be served coffee and sandwiches at coffee time.
I'm anti mediocrity, but it still often seems like the most Edmonton thing to do. It would be nice if this park was spectacular, not just good enough.
I'm not fully following. Wouldn't the city maintenance department receive funding to take on Warehouse Park - the same funding that would be used to pay a private company to do it?The city maintenance department wouldn't need to take on an additional work load with its constrained budget and there would space for a mechanical system to service a water feature.
My thinking is that personal from parks maintenance could be transferred to other departments and that one of stipulations in a city RFP to the private sector is that they need to store their equipment remotely and not in the pavilion.I'm not fully following. Wouldn't the city maintenance department receive funding to take on Warehouse Park - the same funding that would be used to pay a private company to do it?