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Proposal to install 10 drinking fountains across Downtown Austin could cost nearly $1M
kvue ^ | Sept. 13, 2019 | Pattrik Perez

Posted on 09/14/2019 8:26:03 AM PDT by bgill

AUSTIN, Texas — It could cost nearly $1 million to install 10 new drinking fountains throughout Downtown Austin as part of an effort by some council members to make free drinking water more accessible for everyone.

In a city memo released on Thursday, Austin Water identified 10 proposed locations for these fountains. At least two of them would be in the vicinity of the ARCH shelter on Seventh Street.

The ADA-compliant fountains would be free to use 24/7 and would be located in well-lit areas, according to the City. Each fountain would contain three components: a drinking fountain, a bottle-filling station and a pet fountain.

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To: bgill
The ADA-compliant fountains would be free to use 24/7 and would be located in well-lit areas, according to the City. Each fountain would contain three components: a drinking fountain, a bottle-filling station and a pet fountain.

Their gonna need a toilet roll paper holder, because you know what this little public station is gonna morph into.

Some homeless folks will throw a pop-up tent over this station, and his/her/they/X will have running water in their new 'home'.

41 posted on 09/14/2019 10:53:03 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist mooselimb savages, today.)
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To: bgill

If they say it will cost 1 million then count on it costing at least 5 million.


42 posted on 09/14/2019 10:57:09 AM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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To: bgill

History may repeat: 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak

43 posted on 09/14/2019 11:09:28 AM PDT by Oatka
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To: Oatka

Typical LIB idiots spending other peoples’ money (OPM). What absolute lunacy.


44 posted on 09/14/2019 11:21:23 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Liz

Agreed, easier to buy a bottle of water ...


45 posted on 09/14/2019 11:28:23 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!)
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To: fproy2222
".... I think you dropped a digest [digit]...."

No I didn't. You said the fountains cost $10,000 for each one.

Austin's estimated costs were $1 million for 10 water fountains or $100,000 apiece.

$100,000 their cost minus $10,000 actual cost is $90,000 in excess costs for each fountain.

You're mixing apples and oranges. You're conflating total costs ($1 million) with per unit costs ($100,000).

46 posted on 09/14/2019 12:18:19 PM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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To: bgill

Whose relative is getting $10 million for this project?


47 posted on 09/14/2019 12:23:07 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Trump is Making the Media Grate Again)
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To: bgill

They used to be at all gas stations, and they were free. Now nothing gets done in these libtard cities for under a million. What crap.


48 posted on 09/14/2019 1:09:48 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: babble-on

Why is it hard to believe that price tag?
Anything taxpayer funded costs more.
The government simply reaches into your pocket & takes as much as it wants to take— because it can.


49 posted on 09/14/2019 1:45:27 PM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: bgill

That’s $100,000 each, folks.

Hey, here’s an idea.
Why not get those water fountain / pissoir combos like the ones at the ICE detention facilities?


50 posted on 09/14/2019 1:50:31 PM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: bgill

What is a drinking fountain? Is that the same thing as a water fountain?? Or will the fountain serve drinks? I’m confused here.


51 posted on 09/14/2019 2:13:10 PM PDT by Karoo
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To: bgill
They could probably set up 10 kiosks, staffed by disabled veterans, to hand out water bottles for free to passers-by (room temperature water, chilled water from an ice chest, and flavored water) for years at less cost.

Or to save money, instead of paying disabled vets to man the kiosks, make crooked lawyers or people arrested for a DUI who have to do "community service" staff them for free.

52 posted on 09/14/2019 3:20:16 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: HotHunt

Thank you for correcting me


53 posted on 09/15/2019 3:42:03 AM PDT by fproy2222 (MAGA; The United States of American is still the best place to live and it can become better.)
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54 posted on 09/15/2019 4:46:38 AM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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To: bgill

Why are they paying anything? I thought everything was free!

/s


55 posted on 09/15/2019 4:53:46 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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