The City is looking at turning on the taps for the Great Divide Waterfall again but the cost may deter them.
A new report set to be discussed in the Community Services Committee Tuesday estimates a cost of $15,000 per event to operate the feature.
Ward 11 Counc. Kerry Diotte said that will be the deciding factor.
“The issue is how much is it ultimately going to cost?”
Counc. Diotte said he was interested in the report, but also in what Edmontonians have to say about the price tag.
“It meant a lot to a lot of people over the years,” he said, adding he’s heard arguments for and against the feature.
“I think it shouldn’t be a matter of the cost,” resident Kris Mruk told CTV News.
Mruk said the waterfall was a great attraction that brought people together and he’d like to see it back up and running.
The city is looking at running the waterfall for the High Level Bridge’s 100th birthday in June.
In 2009 as rules banning chlorinated water being put into the North Saskatchewan River caused the city to turn off the taps.
With files from Jeff Harrington
