“With any expenditure of this magnitude and this type of facility, there’s a tremendous amount of varied opinions, whether it’s construction, location and lots of other factors,” said Creasey.
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“Quite often public works facilities may not be the sexiest facilities a municipality produces and is perhaps viewed by the public as excessive or money not necessarily well spent, but I can assure you that the entire council team does not feel that way.”Ī value review committee, which included third-party reviewers, city council members and administration, held a series of workshops to determine what was needed and the budget. “After an extensive development phase, Lacombe city council is confident the project will deliver value for the community.”Īt a ground-breaking ceremony for the 25,500-square-foot operations office and shop building on Thursday morning, Creasey acknowledged the project has its critics.
“Council is excited to see this critical project move ahead,” said Creasey. She needs to come to the table and make a deal.Lacombe Mayor Grant Creasey concedes the city’s $10.8 operations facility is not a glamour project.īut it is seen as crucial to the job of delivering services, from snowplowing and pothole filling to water main repairs and park maintenance, for decades to come. "Christine overplayed her hand by taking such an aggressive position. By making her allegations in public court documents, it took away her leverage to reach a quiet settlement," the veteran attorney shares. "The time to settle was before Christine went to court. The last two months have been messy, there's no doubt about that, and there's no sign the two sides will come to an agreement. "If Kevin prevails and is awarded attorney fees, it could offset the million dollars she gets under the prenup- potentially leaving her with nothing." Can Kevin and Christine still settle out of court? "It is a dangerous game for Christine to challenge the premarital agreement because she will be responsible for Kevin's attorney fees if she loses," he continues. Kevin has sent her the check, but she refuses to cash it," Melcher notes. "Per their premarital agreement, Christine agreed to accept $1 million if they broke up in lieu of any spousal support. Kevin is only required to pay child support until the kids are 18 - which is likely why Christine is trying to get as much money out of the actor as possible by challenging the limitation on spousal support allocated in their prenup. It's in Christine's interest to slow play proceedings Because Kevin's income is approximately $2 million a month, the guideline formula produced an enormous amount of support," celebrity divorce attorney Chris Melcher explains to Yahoo. "The amount of child support is obscene, but the court was required to use a formula to set child support based on Kevin's income until it has time to hold a hearing on the actual needs of the children. Christine's $129K figure isn't guaranteed Christine filed on May 1, but her lawyers tried to argue she didn't have the means to secure a new place to live in the expensive area. Last week, a judge sided with the actor that Christine must vacate their beachfront compound in Santa Barbara, Calif., as the prenup she signed in 2004 clearly stated she'd leave within 30 days of filing for divorce. Kevin is looking to recoup $99,225 incurred in enforcing the provision of the prenup that required Christine to move out of the house, according to documents obtained by Yahoo. 3 hearing on the books regarding attorneys fees. The judge has no space on his calendar this year for a hearing of that length, so a date has yet to be set. According to a courtroom source, Kevin's team said they need two days to prove what's financially necessary, while Christine's attorney stated they need four days. What's next?Ī hearing will be held to determine how much child support Christine (née Baumgartner) actually needs to take care of her and Kevin's three children - Cayden, 16, Logan, 14, and Grace, 13. The hefty sum is less than the nearly $250,000 a month the former handbag designer was seeking, but more than what the actor wanted to pay. The judge in their divorce case made his ruling official, Yahoo Entertainment has confirmed, during a hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Hours after the Yellowstone star was noticeably absent from this year's list of Emmy nominees, it was determined he will fork over $129,000 per month in child support to his estranged wife, Christine. Kevin Costner and Christine Costner had a child support hearing in their contentious divorce.
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