The City of Chestermere brought to the residents late in 2021 that they wanted to spend a minimum of $40,000,000 on a Soccer Field House. Councilor Foat and Bold asked numerous times for a more detailed review on the financial aspects of this project and were never allowed the information and turned down by council block vote. Hiding what was really happening.
The City faked a sod turning ceremony Aug 30, 2021 and actually never owned the land. The land was never even subdivided.
Councilor Young mislead residents at the public forum speech, saying if the Field house was stopped, it would cost taxpayers more than the cost of the $40M project.
Staff hid the lawyers letter saying the City had no liability if the project stopped.
City Councilors and Staff were provided proof of similar facility being built for $7.4M and no one was interested in investigating at all, except C. Foat.
Council and staff put out false information about limited debt funding sources for the $40M, when it was all debt. The City was taking money from roads and infrastructure funding grants, which the city would need to replenish with debt.
Councilor Foat asking to slow down and take a better look at the costs around the overpriced $40M Field House. Denied every time.
(Mel) "You are using your City email address in your communications...and making a request about the election. This isn't permitted. This action is in possible violation of a number of section of Councils Code of Conduct Bylaw...."
Noshy Karbani
Returning Officer
Did the City Staff, CAO, CFO, Mayor help Candidate Young??
"Did you say I'm not allowed to ask the staff questions?"
"That is correct, staff are unable to provide comment on specific projects to candidates running for office"
Did the City Staff, CAO, CFO, Mayor help Candidate Young??
Breach of Elections Act. Ethics violations.
CAO, CFO, Mayor caught doing work for candidate Young.
Evidence of irregular activity by staff, mayor, and CAO.
Wildly inappropriate by staff and CAO Morton. Plagiarism of CFO work. Which CFO is not allowed.
Breach of Elections Act.
Cuff writes: "administration was absolutely offside... The comments by seasoned administrators were at best unprofessional if not unethical” pg110
Forum Speech. Young misleads residents that stopping field house will cost more than the $40M cost of the project.
Young on Civic Centre steering committee, with Councilor Narayan. They knew the truth.
Legal confirmation no liability to City for stopping Field House. Staff mislead Council and public.
Asking Council to look at cheaper options. $7.4M vs $40M. Only Foat interested.
Wildly inappropriate. Investigation needed. Past Council personally liable for almost $1M of irresponsible payment to do a fake start of project.
$100k paid when not owed, by interim CAO. Unbudgeted item, CAO must get Council approval. He did not. McIver has done nothing.
$100k Council told staff not to spend. Not a budgeted item, Council must vote on. CAO has no authority. CAO personally liable. McIver told and did nothing.
George Cuff , McIver covered up in Inspection.
$8.75M, 2023 Quote for Field House Proving major issues with $40M improper pricing.
This facility can be built starting at $8.75M and can have any front facade built on the front to make it have different appearance's. Such as Glass, Rock and can be designed to have additional amenities with in this additional area.
This proves that the Civic Field House was way over priced at $40M. Improper and irregular activity detected. Investigation needed.
The City received a quote in May 2023, on new Field Houses. There are two sizes being looked at, a similar sized one as the old Civic centre , approx 90,000 sqft, the size of a normal full size fifa large field. The 30% larger size is 120,000 sqft field house. Which is quite a bit larger allowing more configurations for splitting the field in the winter.
The larger 120,000 sqft Field House similar as being built in a prominent community, the quote is for $12.5M. including parking lot and site servicing and preparation.
Normal 90,000 sqft Field House quote is for $8.75M. Including the parking lot, site servicing and preparation.
These include:
9 dressing rooms
4 offices
4 meeting rooms
Fitness Gym
Storage (4 dressing room equivalent)
Players washrooms
Spectators washrooms
Spectators seating on second floor