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Cowan Park: Utility Bills Gone Wild

Thursday, 16 February 2012 08:36

The City may have to come to the rescue of the new Cowan Park Complex once again. A late addition to the city council agenda this week is a letter from the Woodstock Soccer Club, who are operating the facility. They're asking for 75-thousand dollars this year to help with operational costs, that include some jaw-dropping hydro bills. December's hydro bill was over 9100-dollars, January's wasn't much better at 8100-dollars. The city's Engineering Office is working with the Soccer Club to try and get to the bottom of the excessive bills, but in its note to council, the Soccer Club fears there may be a "serious fault with the design of the mechanical components of the facility." Keep tuned to Heart FM for reaction to this story.

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