

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: EAST ELGIN COMMUNITY COMPLEX BOARD     Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 7:00 PM     Blue Line Room, Ea
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: February 6, 2026 — Once again, more delays.
This isn’t caution — it’s delay by design, keeping both the library and taxpayers in limbo. Whatever the decision the town remains split with no end in sight. 

Option One: Spend money now on design + studies, but legally commit to nothing.
Option Two: Study impacts and finances first, keep design competitive, decide later.
Option Three: Delay the conversation entirely.

EAST ELGIN COMMUNITY COMPLEX BOARD
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 — 7:00 PM
Blue Line Room, East Elgin Community Complex
You are encouraged to attend.
Bottom line comparison

Let's look at this in plain English

What this report is about (in plain terms)

This report shares an early, high-level (Class D) cost estimate from Spriet and Associates for possible leasehold improvements to Imperial Hall at the EECC.
A Class D estimate is not a final price — it’s a rough planning number used to decide whether something is worth studying further.
No option here approves construction or a lease. This is all about whether to keep studying the idea, and how.
OPTION ONE — “Advance the design now, but don’t commit yet”
What this really means:
Hire Spriet and Associates directly (no competition) to do detailed engineering design, costing $56,000 total
→ split $28,000 each between the two municipal partners.
Ask member municipalities to approve this as a 2026 budget amendment.
At the same time, staff must:
Study who would be affected if Imperial Hall is removed from recreational use;
Analyze long-term costs, operating impacts, life-cycle costs, and how to fully recover expenses through a lease;
After all that work is done:
Staff come back to the EECC Board;
The Board then decides whether to seek municipal endorsement and whether to go any further.
Explicitly states:
Doing design work does NOT approve a lease;
Does NOT approve construction;
Does NOT commit future capital funding.
The estimated project cost would be listed in the preliminary 2027 capital budget for later discussion only.
In short: Spend money now to design and study it — but promise nothing beyond that.

OPTION TWO — “Study first, design later”
What this really means:
Staff first complete:
A user and stakeholder impact study;
A financial and lifecycle analysis, including operating costs and lease terms;
Staff then prepare a competitive RFP (open bidding) for detailed engineering design — but do not issue it yet.
After that work is done:
Staff report back;
The EECC Board then decides whether to:
Issue the RFP or Ask municipal partners if they even want to proceed.
The estimated project cost is also placed in the preliminary 2027 capital budget for consideration.
In short: Do the homework first. Decide later whether to spend money on design.

OPTION THREE — “Hit pause”
What this really means:
Do nothing for now.
Push all discussion of the Class D estimate to 2027 budget talks.
In short: Defer the entire issue for at least a year.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/aylmer/east-elgin-community-complex-board-wednesday-february-11-2026-7-00-pm-blue-line-room-ea/200029639630025
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Aylmer
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: East Elgin Community Complex
- **lat**: 42.774319816655
- **long**: -81.00164383599
- **full address**: East Elgin Community Complex, East Elgin Community Complex, Malahide, ON N5H 2T9, Canada, Aylmer

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Aylmer Library / Shaping the Future (https://allevents.in/org/aylmer-library-shaping-the-future/26868468)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** East Elgin Community Complex, East Elgin Community Complex, Malahide, ON N5H 2T9, Canada, Aylmer
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Aylmer Library / Shaping the Future
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Workshops, Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about EAST ELGIN COMMUNITY COMPLEX BOARD     Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 7:00 PM     Blue Line Room, Ea ?
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