Hamilton City Council finance committee chairman Rob Pascoe is leading calls to review spending on the city's capital projects (file photo). Mothballing Hamilton's economy has cost city ratepayers about $45 million - and the bills are still mounting. Combating the coronavirus pandemic saw city projects and work outside of essential services grind to a halt during the month-long level 4 lockdown. A reluctance to defer or cut capital projects risks repeating past councils' mistakes, Pascoe said. MARK TAYLOR/STUFF Covid-19 is estimated to have cost Hamilton City Council about $45 million in additional expenditure (file photo).

Source: Stuff April 28, 2020 04:35 UTC