Planning & Development
DeMaio Calls for Public Vote on New City Hall Proposal
May 27, 2009
With the City Council poised to vote on whether to enter into negotiations with a developer to build a new City Hall, City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today called on the City Council to include a requirement that any deal negotiated for a new City Hall be put to a vote of the public in the 2010 election. DeMaio – the lead critic of the proposed new City Hall – noted that taxpayers should have the ultimate say on whether to proceed with the pricey project.
New City Hall Fails the Cost Savings Test
DeMaio Releases Budget Assessment; Calls for Alternatives
NewsDesk - September 18, 2008
I am very concerned that the public is being told there will be "cost savings" by building a new City Hall when the budget numbers for the next 15 years tell a far different story. And the next 15 years will be the most important time for the city to achieve cost savings given our other pressing financial obligations.
Our baseline budget costs for office space will increase by roughly $150 million, and a comparative analysis between staying in the existing city buildings versus building a new City Hall shows a $7 million cost increase in the first 10 years for the new City Hall.
We can and should do better with the taxpayer's money.
