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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "The Humboldt Valley ping pong table" in forum "Urban Design".
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Pricey ping pong table paddles taxpayers Questions raised about $6,071.99 plus expenditure
While safety upgrades to the corner of Douglas Street and Humboldt are very welcome, it's questionable whether a $6,071.99 ping pong table in the mini plaza will be a hit with City of Victoria taxpayers. The top-of-the-line Cornilleau table is made in France of "high-strength materials, and displays robustness against shocks, weather, and vandalism." According to www.pingpongdepot.com, (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001J-yBauiXSHrWdQ_grPvIik3Jz8mxgrWGystVf886pm8X4UZfq9nk_bBTqeICrWOLilbSv2cyO5Xzp4He4mobhdvM5XL36gMg4KDynYm7-TXZutqF4NX8NkPgz2zNpF7zRk-G--vI2zzcK3DoDvRW3uoeJwgtYh-2uQ5-LftqmNd7k4GADqIaEg==&c=GRN6EvfzyJz5t1ga_E8vrzKd_zLXq_t55X7kK-7rmW-NfQaVqRgaNQ==&ch=DpJ3BbRrgIkXZhw354bwPiVkvxL8xfhbJt2Gx9KfA6dVBOQqTa4N8Q==) it offers the best playing quality on the market in this category and sells for a princely $6,071.99. "Most taxpayers think any City financial contribution would be better spent fixing resurfacing roads or funding the police department," says Stan Bartlett, chair of Grump
y Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria. "For others, it's symptomatic of a council that has lost its way and when money is no object this is what you get." The most expensive ping pong table on Vancouver Island raises nothing but questions about the actual total cost and the value of this feature, says Bartlett. "How is ping pong and a featherweight, 0.095 ounce ball compatible and practical with what is often a windy Humboldt Valley?" According to Weather Spark (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001J-yBauiXSHrWdQ_grPvIik3Jz8mxgrWGystVf886pm8X4UZfq9nk_bBTqeICrWOLBqcX5SmY8M1xiKV4WDBctbHBng0RFJRrg3RICMRV3pNtmugbV1AQnRKoOaQC8Yo0qWvGz5gPgxg5e9ruqDTm9EI0dzl0PmybY_i1zf5ctZ2i2tsj2uFQmfUtmd3BqFwEG-LugR68g2VBidEeU1-5W_h7x2C6-I3FOVP--KFh4SNSpfb7n6WCIg==&c=GRN6EvfzyJz5t1ga_E8vrzKd_zLXq_t55X7kK-7rmW-NfQaVqRgaNQ==&ch=DpJ3BbRrgIkXZhw354bwPiVkvxL8xfhbJt2Gx9KfA6dVBOQqTa4N8Q==) the average annual wind speed is abut 10 km-p-h in Victoria further impacted by the effects of a wind tunnel in the Humboldt Valley. Th
en there's the wet season - when there's some rain - which lasts more than six months, according to Weather Spark. "Does the $6,071.99 cost include taxes, shipping and installation? Were the immediate neighbourhood residents consulted about the ping pong table? How does Bart's Pub and patrons of the adjacent outdoor patio feel about the table? Will flying ping pong balls conflict with cyclists and pedestrians in the area? Should the City be in the business of handing out free paddles and balls?" "One of the last goofy uses of public money - partly funded by the City of Victoria taxpayer - was a bicycle contraption on Cook Street that allows you to charge your phone. When is the last time you saw anyone actually use it?"
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