I could not have said it better. I'm an architect and know how greed and ignorance plays into the process. In plain sight.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 11:23 PM David Cuetos <[email protected]> wrote: > Bids went out on March 19th. 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods had > been announced a month-and-a-half before, on February 4th. “Liberation day” > had been scheduled, although was still two weeks away. “Reciprocal” tariffs > on the rest of the world surprised to the upside but were to a large degree > rolled back in May. Tariff rate expectations on March 19th were not lower > than they are now. > > As a gauge, the S&P 500 has tracked tariff expectations pretty reasonably > this year. On March 19th it closed at 5,675, a 7.5% decline from > mid-January highs. The S&P 500 closed today at 5,971, a 5.2% rise from > March 19th. > > The CCBC and the architect should have been wise enough to adjust the > product scope to account for the inflationary pressures. I did not attend > the meetings, but I’d speculate they didn’t do it because of 1) insularity/ > general lack of financial savviness, and/or 2) unwillingness to compromise > their vision. > > A well-rounded team to manage this important project they were not. > > David Cuetos > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 17:23 Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So next time I have a house project I should just tell my boss to raise >> my salary because my proposed addition or conversion to heat pumps came in >> over budget? >> >> That will be a short conversation >> >> What do you suggest we taxpayers cut out of our personal budgets to fund >> the town’s overspending >> >> Your point is correct that the trade war has caused major problems and >> any idiot would have seen this coming. A competent and responsible >> committee would have required a design with pieces to eliminate to meet >> budget >> >> Please stop trying to excuse this (imho) blatant bungle >> >> Laura Glynn >> >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM Andrew Payne <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Laura G. wrote: >>> >>> Any executive who presented to a board of directors for approval what >>>> has been presented so far would be fired for incompetence >>>> The committee’s job was to make sure they said no enough to keep it >>>> within budget >>>> >>> >>> Unfortunately, our request for bids went out at the beginning of a trade >>> war, making material costs extremely unpredictable. Even worse, the trade >>> war doesn't seem to have a >>> coherent tariff strategy, making things even more volatile. >>> >>> Fault the CCBC for what you want, but this one's unfair (IMHO). >>> >>> One resident's view, >>> >>> -andy >>> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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