Metro温哥华停止审查一家废水处理厂在诉讼过程中耗资39亿美元的预算。 Metro Vancouver halts review of a wastewater plant's ballooning $3.9 billion budget amid lawsuits.

Metro温哥华董事会停止了对北海岸废水处理厂39亿美元预算的独立审查, Metro Vancouver's board halted an independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant's $3.9 billion budget, citing ongoing lawsuits. 该项目最初在2011年的预算为7亿美元,现在预计费用为38.6亿美元,将推迟到2030年。 The project, originally budgeted at $700 million in 2011, is now set to cost $3.86 billion and is delayed until 2030. 批评者认为这项决定会破坏透明度, 并突显温哥华大都会的治理问题, Critics argue this decision undermines transparency and highlights issues with Metro Vancouver's governance, where billion-dollar decisions are made by indirectly elected officials.