Frontenac
11-16-2004, 08:27 PM
Since the mayor does not have a specific mandate for an LVEC from the last election, should there not be a broadly based public meeting before any further work proceeds on this project?
Let us hope that it is held in an accessible location (the Memorial Centre?) and time - 7 pm not 7 am!
City of Kingston
LVEC Project Manager To Update DBIA At Annual Meeting
For Immediate Release
Nov. 16, 2004, 4:46 p.m.
For further information contact:
Don Gedge, Director, Large Venue Entertainment Centre, 546-4291 ext. 1271
LVEC Project Manager To Update DBIA At Annual Meeting
Don Gedge, the City of Kingston's Large Venue Entertainment Centre (LVEC) project manager will present an information update to members of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (DBIA) at its annual general meeting Wednesday, November 22, 2004.
Gedge says his presentation will try and help create a "mind's eye view" for members of the DBIA of a modern LVEC. His presentation also features an update on the site feasibility work being done and a tribute to the City of Kingston's first Mayor, John Counter.
At the last meeting of the Large Venue Entertainment Centre steering committee, Gedge shared the following schedule of critical dates for a proposed opening date of August 1, 2007. The next public meeting of the steering committee is Wednesday, November 24, at 7:00 a.m. at Kingston City Hall.
ACTIVITY TARGET DATE
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Opening of LVEC August 1, 2007
Begin Construction (15 mos.) May 1, 2006
Detailed Drawings (3 mos.) February 1, 2006
Complete Agreement January 1, 2006
Issue Request for Proposal (RFP) September 1, 2005
Short List RFP Candidates August 15, 2005
Issue Expression of Interest (EOI) June 15, 2005.
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A full report outlining both the short and long term work timelines along with other LVEC communications material can be found on the City of Kingston's Web site at http://www.cityofkingston.ca/lvec.
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Let us hope that it is held in an accessible location (the Memorial Centre?) and time - 7 pm not 7 am!
City of Kingston
LVEC Project Manager To Update DBIA At Annual Meeting
For Immediate Release
Nov. 16, 2004, 4:46 p.m.
For further information contact:
Don Gedge, Director, Large Venue Entertainment Centre, 546-4291 ext. 1271
LVEC Project Manager To Update DBIA At Annual Meeting
Don Gedge, the City of Kingston's Large Venue Entertainment Centre (LVEC) project manager will present an information update to members of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (DBIA) at its annual general meeting Wednesday, November 22, 2004.
Gedge says his presentation will try and help create a "mind's eye view" for members of the DBIA of a modern LVEC. His presentation also features an update on the site feasibility work being done and a tribute to the City of Kingston's first Mayor, John Counter.
At the last meeting of the Large Venue Entertainment Centre steering committee, Gedge shared the following schedule of critical dates for a proposed opening date of August 1, 2007. The next public meeting of the steering committee is Wednesday, November 24, at 7:00 a.m. at Kingston City Hall.
ACTIVITY TARGET DATE
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Opening of LVEC August 1, 2007
Begin Construction (15 mos.) May 1, 2006
Detailed Drawings (3 mos.) February 1, 2006
Complete Agreement January 1, 2006
Issue Request for Proposal (RFP) September 1, 2005
Short List RFP Candidates August 15, 2005
Issue Expression of Interest (EOI) June 15, 2005.
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A full report outlining both the short and long term work timelines along with other LVEC communications material can be found on the City of Kingston's Web site at http://www.cityofkingston.ca/lvec.
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