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are you f*****g kidding me..

I don't know in Canada, but in France, you can't build anything on a public place . If any accident happen because it's non conform, the city would get in trouble and poursue the builder. So that would end up in the destruction of the stairs here too. What makes the situation ubuesque is that 65K $ cost. Who would charge this? what city would accept to pay for this? it sound like someone in the city council is going to have a swimming pool build for free as guift by the enterprise who made the estimate....

Im sorry tf, I live in toronto and read about this, they tore it down, because it was unsafe and many elders were getting injured on them they also said it would cost $650 not $65,000

You realise that you can't build anything in a public area (local government property) without proper permission and local authorities are obliged by law to remove any illegally built structure. Furthermore, structures like the stairs need to comply to specific codes so that no user will sue the local authorities (technically, local council is responsible for all structures built in public spaces). Of course, even most harsh compliance rules won't make crank up the cost in the 65.000 area. Sure, city officials can heavily inflate prices for nefarious purposes, but this is what local elections are for. In any city inhabited by aware citizens such council member won't be in office for long.

there is code and holy J these do not even come close. the stairs pictures are _not_ safe

I'm from Toronto. The DIY stairs weren't safe (uneven, wobbly), so they were torn down. A proper, safe, set of stairs was later installed.

Impossible to grind a skateboard down that rail. Unacceptable for a public park!

Those stairs look dangerous as hell. There are no risers, the steps are not uniform hieght, not supported from the ends. These are horrible if Seniors are to be using them. If the city left them, the first old person who fell would sue for a hell of a lot more then $65k. Although, that is way to much to pay for actual decent steps.

NoO nOT CaNadA!!

everyday stuff in Hungary :(

It's not about regulations or rules. Someone one upped the "authority". Even if they could have been built better. They still could have been built cheaper. Nobody on bored panda is stupid enough to believe that this is right.......the work could have been done right and much much cheaper than the original estimate Government work is always way overpriced due to kickbacks and the buddy system and even stairs not up to codes is better than a muddy hill

Wood can rot. Who knows if man will maintain it. Not up to Torontos code.

Those stairs were not great. https://twitter.com/zchamu/status/888081185062227970

who secures the rail post to a tread?

was this a liability issue? they might be legally less responsible for a dirt row than an "improperly build" staircase. Wooden staircases that are outdoors do degrade over time, I wonder if the original $65k quote was for concrete or something with more longevity.

How dare that man deprive hard-working government officials of their graft!

Seriously?!?!?!

Yeah they don't look safe at all. City probably didnt want to get sued

This might as well could be a story from Hungary. We have a kind of a joke party, who made rain cowers for bus stops and fixed roads, just so the current government (better call dictator) could tear them down

i haven't even gotten to the others and this must be the most f****d up

Even if it was unsafe and illegal in other countries, 65k is still too much. They're asking for stairs, not an escalator.

ok what the s**t

One big step for the Seniors One big tear down by the city who could care less.

Politics SUCK!

I want to downvote this because it makes me so damn mad, but I want to upvote because of stupidity in government doesn't just happen in the US!

Some people suck

is exactly what bureaucracy was designed to do halting any & all sensible, low-cost viable, stable, alternative, etc.designs &/or ideas as reasonable solutions. thus forcing us all to pay the most extreme highest costs possible city & state gov. approved contracts.

The city thanked the man in an official letter. They told him they had to tear down because of safety concerns. But did rebuild them for around 1'500 which is significantly less.

To be honest, they do look rather rickety to me. Not sure I'd use them, and I'm not a senior yet.

I'm Canadian and sadly I'm not even surprised this happened.

The city is just plain stupid

Were they anchored properly, according to building code? On the surface, it looks outrageous. Maybe this is slightly sensationalized.

It;s all about liability. Who gets sued should there be an accident.

Typical cit council !

Same at least make steps that work, why would sameone leave the back just rock.

This is so sad that they thought it right to tear them down. He built it for them and the city didn't get their just dues? The city should be ashamed of their selves.

That's council's for you... If WE think it up, and do it, it's OK, if someone else? Nope!!! Completely unacceptable. It's mostly down to if they are to get sued or not, should anything happen.

DESTROYING OUR SOULS amounts to psychological torture

Oof

What the f**k?!!!

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Another snafu by government

I'd just about bet the city said these stairs are not up to our code, better to chance the seniors falling on this steep hill than these perfectly usable stairs.

That’d be right 🙄