Winnipeg City Councillor Kevin Klein
The City of Winnipeg has vacant building space throughout the community. Some of the space is leased for $1 a year or sitting empty and costing you, the taxpayer, hundreds of thousands in expenses to maintain them. But there is a better way, a new way to utilize the space and reduce expenses.
In the past Councillor Klein had suggested to the Mayor and his colleagues on Council that we should consider creative ways to utilize the space. Presently we spend over $200,000 a year to maintain empty tower space next to Police Headquarters.
Klein suggested reviewing grants paid to not-for-profits and working with stakeholders to redirect those funds to provide office space downtown. This is merely one example of a new way of thinking we need in the City, simply doing what we've always done is not going to help.
On May 8th Councillor Klein and Nason introduced a motion to utilize the vacant space at City Hall. They asked the Mayor and EPC to direct the public service to negotiate with a group that supports experiential exploited women. The space would provide work experience and a sense of community.
Read more in this article by James Snell of the Winnipeg Sun, click here.
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