Poo plant politics: Metro leaders debate shocking North Shore price tag

“For a cost less than a cup of coffee,” Metro Vancouver residents can help their brethren on the North Shore pay for an extraordinary $2.8-billion cost overrun for their new wastewater treatment plant.

On Friday, the board came together again and Dobrovolny outlined some alternatives; however, the board decided to hold another special meeting on May 31, directing Dobrovolny to table an arrangement that could push back costs by one year. But, argued Muri, “this is a Metro project driven by the need to clean up our environment, which we all benefit from.”

Muri and her North Shore partners appear to have caught the ear of the majority of the board after tabling a motion to direct staff to prepare the 2025 budget in accordance with the more equitable payment option. “I would suggest that the board stays with the existing allocation mechanism — the least interruptive there is,” added Dhaliwal.

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