Good Samaritan Builds Staircase In Park For $550 After City Estimates $65,000

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Good Samaritan Builds Staircase In Park For $550 After City Estimates $65,000


ByAmanda Froelich
July 21, 2017


This is one example of bureaucracy slowing progress rather than fueling it.



Quite often, bureaucracy impedes progress rather than propels it. This was recently made evident after a retired mechanic took it upon himself to construct a $550 staircase on a dangerous local park trail which the city council estimated would cost $65,000.

The park, located in Etobicoke, Ontario, became the subject of discussion after two locals were injured on the rocky Tom Riley Park path. Local citizens contacted the city for a price estimate on the staircase. The eight-step staircase was estimated to cost anywhere from $65,000 to $150,000, which is obviously out of reach for most.

Dismayed as well as frustrated by the proposal, Adi Astl got to work planning then constructing the staircase. A few neighbors chipped in to help finance the stairs, and Astl hired a homeless man to assist with the project. Within only a matter of hours, the eight-step staircase was completed. And the total cost? A mere $550.

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[Schifference]

expect them to be taken down and the erector to be fined.

[asurfaholic]

That's some sorry looking construction work tho...

[nobody's_hero]

That's some sorry looking construction work tho...

Honestly. Maybe it'll do for now though.

[TheTexan]

Honestly. Maybe it'll do for now though.

Nope. T'was repealed and replaced, by a quality, govt built staircase

[CaptUSA]

That's some sorry looking construction work tho...

Yeah, no kidding! Was that mechanic also on meth?!

*Note to good Samaritans: If you're going to show up government, at least do it right. This just makes government look good.



(I wouldn't be surprised, though, if some contractor awaiting the contract was getting tired of the city dragging their feet. So he hired this "mechanic" and a homeless guy to make a bigger mess to kick the city planners in the ass.)

[AZJoe]

[TheTexan]

That government official deserves a raise. He's a Great representative for his City.

[nikcers]

Yeah, no kidding! Was that mechanic also on meth?!

*Note to good Samaritans: If you're going to show up government, at least do it right. This just makes government look good.



(I wouldn't be surprised, though, if some contractor awaiting the contract was getting tired of the city dragging their feet. So he hired this "mechanic" and a homeless guy to make a bigger mess to kick the city planners in the ass.)

It's no red carpet but I'd trust granny over those stairs then this

I think its more of a proof of concept, the 550 dollars is just the cost of materials and not the cost of actually paying a carpenter or contractor to do it. It's kind of like making a website that doesn't crash and saying the obamacare website sucks, yeah its apples and oranges, but its also a concept that basically says that this shouldn't cost 80 grand.

[Schifference]

He could be charged with defacing property or something like that. Did he take out a permit and have the stairs inspected? Did he have legal right to erect those stairs?

[TheTexan]

I think we found @Zippyjuan at 1:25

[Zippyjuan]

I think we found @Zippyjuan at 1:25

Doesn't even look like me.

[Schifference]

Could this guy have personal liability if someone gets hurt using the staircase he built?