悉尼市议会斥资100万澳币，用来关闭且没有游泳者的游泳池。
悉尼市议会将在2月推迟开放之前，就已经向承包商支付了超过100万美元的费用，用于运营其位于绿色广场的新水上活动中心。
这笔约4个月的估计113万美元的支出，是由于该委员会将2000年奥运会以来悉尼建造的最大的水上运动中心推迟开放归咎于 "许多因素"，包括COVID-19大流行病
The City of Sydney council will have paid more than $1 million to a contractor to run its new aquatic centre at Green Square even before its delayed opening in February.
The estimated $1.13 million outlay over about four months comes as the council blamed the delayed opening of the largest aquatic centre built in Sydney since the 2000 Olympic Games on "many factors", including the COVID-19 pandemic.
泽特兰居民安吉拉-温克勒和她两岁的儿子阿尔弗雷德在绿色广场的围栏式水上中心前
这个耗资1.06亿美元的综合体于2018年2月开始建设，原定于今年6月开放。
工党议员琳达-斯科特说，她不希望看到纳税人的钱浪费在支付承包商经营一个封闭的游泳池上，她认为，100万美元可以支付几个口袋公园的升级，或者一个新的绿地。
"市长大人决定资助承包商超过100万美元的公共资金来运营一个封闭的游泳池，这与公众利益背道而驰。"她说。"这个公共游泳池早该建成--向社区承诺了近20年--却仍然没有兑现。"
悉尼领主市长Clover Moore表示，由于包括疫情在内的一系列问题，议会无法在圣诞节前及时开放该中心，这使得必要的设备和泳池地板的交付延迟了长达4个月。
Zetland resident Angela Winkler and her two-year-old son Alfred in front of the fenced-off aquatic centre in Green Square.CREDIT:JANIE BARRETT
Construction of the $106 million complex began in February 2018 and it was originally meant to open in June this year.
Labor councillor Linda Scott said she did not want to see ratepayers' money go to waste paying contractors to run a closed pool, arguing that $1 million could cover several upgrades to pocket parks, or a new green space.
"The lord mayor's decision to fund contractors more than $1 million of public money to run a closed pool runs counter to the public interest," she said. "This public pool is long overdue – promised to communities for nearly two decades – yet still not delivered."
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said the council had been unable to open the centre in time for Christmas due to a range of issues including the pandemic, which delayed the delivery of essential equipment and pool flooring by up to four months.
位于绿地广场的群山公园水上娱乐中心推迟到明年年初启用.
她说，议会在2019年一致批准了该中心的运营合同条款，其中包括运营者在开业前的一段时间内雇用和培训员工，购买和安装设备，并确保该设施安全并为公众做好准备。
"令人失望的是，一位批准运营合同的议员现在试图在完成建设和安全开放该中心所需的成本和时间方面误导社会，"她说。
"我们也正在努力在绿色广场地区建立40个新的公园和游乐场--这不是在游泳池或新公园和绿地之间的选择。"
但Cr Scott表示，由于延迟开放，议会支付给承包商经营一个封闭的游泳池的期限已经延长，并且可以寻求合同变更。
The opening of the Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre at Green Square has been delayed until early next year.CREDIT:JANIE BARRETT
She said the council unanimously approved the terms of the centre's operating contract in 2019, which included a pre-opening period for the operator to hire and train staff, purchase and install equipment and ensure the facility was safe and ready for the public.
"It is disappointing that a councillor who approved the operational contract would now seek to mislead the community about the cost and time needed to finish construction and open the centre safely," she said.
"We are also working to create 40 new parks and playgrounds in the Green Square area – it is not a choice between the pool or new parks and green space."
But Cr Scott said the period that the council was paying the contractor to run a closed pool had lengthened because of the delayed opening, and contract variations could have been sought.
他的中心包括一个合成运动场，旁边有一个50米长的室外游泳池。
贝尔格莱维亚休闲公司在9月底开始签订合同，经营该综合体。
理事会官员表示，在预定明年2月开业前的几个月里，承包商的预测预算中几乎有一半与员工支出有关，其中涉及招聘和培训149人。
其余则包括营销、化学品、设备采购、厂房和设备维护、保险、IT设备和许可证以及设施预清洁。
然而，Zetland居民安吉拉-温克勒说，在游泳池开放之前，花在承包商身上的钱是一种 "史诗般的浪费"，本来可以用于其他项目，如该地区的植树。
温克勒夫人说，她对水上活动中心迟迟不开放感到失望，因为她曾想在那里教她两岁的儿子阿尔弗雷德游泳。
"又要经历一个没有游泳池的闷热夏天，这让人很难过。当我们搬到这里时，我们被告知它将在现在之前就开放。"她说。
该综合体周围是高层公寓楼，设有一个50米长的室外温水游泳池、一个25米长的室内游泳课池、一个室内水疗池、一个健康健身中心和一个人造草皮运动场。
该综合体的建设成本预计共计1.065亿美元，比理事会2017年10月批准的预算高出约364万美元。理事会将增加的原因归咎于过去三年来项目范围和时间表的变化。
随着附近郊区人口的飙升，预计第一年约有47万人次前往该中心，第三年将增至68万人次。
绿色广场（Green Square）辖区横跨比肯斯菲尔德（Beaconsfield）和泽特兰（Zetland）郊区，以及罗斯伯里（Rosebery）、亚历山大（Alexandria）和滑铁卢（Waterloo）的部分地区，到2030年将成为澳大利亚人口最密集的地区。
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he centre includes a synthetic sports field next to an outdoor 50-metre pool.CREDIT:JANIE BARRETT
Belgravia Leisure began its contract to operate the complex at the end of September.
Council officers said almost half of the forecast budget for the contractor in the months before the scheduled opening next February related to staff expenses, which involved recruiting and training 149 people.
The remainder covered marketing, chemicals, equipment purchases, plant and equipment maintenance, insurances, IT equipment and licences and a facility pre-clean.
However, Zetland resident Angela Winkler said the amount of money spent on the contractor before the pool had opened was an "epic waste", and could have gone to other projects such as tree plantings in the area.
Mrs Winkler said she was disappointed about the delays to the aquatic centre's opening because she had wanted to teach her two-year-old son Alfred to swim there.
"It is upsetting to have to go through another sweltering summer without a pool. When we moved here we were told it would be opened well before now," she said.
Surrounded by high-rise apartment towers, the complex features a 50-metre outdoor heated pool, a 25-metre indoor pool for swimming lessons, an indoor hydrotherapy pool, a health and fitness centre, and a synthetic turf playing field.
The cost of building the complex is forecast to total $106.5 million, about $3.64 million higher than the budget the council approved in October 2017. The council blamed the increase on changes to the project's scope and timeframe over the past three years.
With the population in nearby suburbs soaring, about 470,000 visits to the centre are forecast to be made in the first year, rising to 680,000 in the third year.
The Green Square precinct, which spans the suburbs of Beaconsfield and Zetland, and parts of Rosebery, Alexandria and Waterloo, is set to become the most densely populated part of Australia by 2030.
这笔约4个月的估计113万美元的支出，是由于该委员会将2000年奥运会以来悉尼建造的最大的水上运动中心推迟开放归咎于 "许多因素"，包括COVID-19大流行病
The City of Sydney council will have paid more than $1 million to a contractor to run its new aquatic centre at Green Square even before its delayed opening in February.
The estimated $1.13 million outlay over about four months comes as the council blamed the delayed opening of the largest aquatic centre built in Sydney since the 2000 Olympic Games on "many factors", including the COVID-19 pandemic.
泽特兰居民安吉拉-温克勒和她两岁的儿子阿尔弗雷德在绿色广场的围栏式水上中心前
这个耗资1.06亿美元的综合体于2018年2月开始建设，原定于今年6月开放。
工党议员琳达-斯科特说，她不希望看到纳税人的钱浪费在支付承包商经营一个封闭的游泳池上，她认为，100万美元可以支付几个口袋公园的升级，或者一个新的绿地。
"市长大人决定资助承包商超过100万美元的公共资金来运营一个封闭的游泳池，这与公众利益背道而驰。"她说。"这个公共游泳池早该建成--向社区承诺了近20年--却仍然没有兑现。"
悉尼领主市长Clover Moore表示，由于包括疫情在内的一系列问题，议会无法在圣诞节前及时开放该中心，这使得必要的设备和泳池地板的交付延迟了长达4个月。
Zetland resident Angela Winkler and her two-year-old son Alfred in front of the fenced-off aquatic centre in Green Square.CREDIT:JANIE BARRETT
Construction of the $106 million complex began in February 2018 and it was originally meant to open in June this year.
Labor councillor Linda Scott said she did not want to see ratepayers' money go to waste paying contractors to run a closed pool, arguing that $1 million could cover several upgrades to pocket parks, or a new green space.
"The lord mayor's decision to fund contractors more than $1 million of public money to run a closed pool runs counter to the public interest," she said. "This public pool is long overdue – promised to communities for nearly two decades – yet still not delivered."
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said the council had been unable to open the centre in time for Christmas due to a range of issues including the pandemic, which delayed the delivery of essential equipment and pool flooring by up to four months.
位于绿地广场的群山公园水上娱乐中心推迟到明年年初启用.
她说，议会在2019年一致批准了该中心的运营合同条款，其中包括运营者在开业前的一段时间内雇用和培训员工，购买和安装设备，并确保该设施安全并为公众做好准备。
"令人失望的是，一位批准运营合同的议员现在试图在完成建设和安全开放该中心所需的成本和时间方面误导社会，"她说。
"我们也正在努力在绿色广场地区建立40个新的公园和游乐场--这不是在游泳池或新公园和绿地之间的选择。"
但Cr Scott表示，由于延迟开放，议会支付给承包商经营一个封闭的游泳池的期限已经延长，并且可以寻求合同变更。
The opening of the Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre at Green Square has been delayed until early next year.CREDIT:JANIE BARRETT
She said the council unanimously approved the terms of the centre's operating contract in 2019, which included a pre-opening period for the operator to hire and train staff, purchase and install equipment and ensure the facility was safe and ready for the public.
"It is disappointing that a councillor who approved the operational contract would now seek to mislead the community about the cost and time needed to finish construction and open the centre safely," she said.
"We are also working to create 40 new parks and playgrounds in the Green Square area – it is not a choice between the pool or new parks and green space."
But Cr Scott said the period that the council was paying the contractor to run a closed pool had lengthened because of the delayed opening, and contract variations could have been sought.
他的中心包括一个合成运动场，旁边有一个50米长的室外游泳池。
贝尔格莱维亚休闲公司在9月底开始签订合同，经营该综合体。
理事会官员表示，在预定明年2月开业前的几个月里，承包商的预测预算中几乎有一半与员工支出有关，其中涉及招聘和培训149人。
其余则包括营销、化学品、设备采购、厂房和设备维护、保险、IT设备和许可证以及设施预清洁。
然而，Zetland居民安吉拉-温克勒说，在游泳池开放之前，花在承包商身上的钱是一种 "史诗般的浪费"，本来可以用于其他项目，如该地区的植树。
温克勒夫人说，她对水上活动中心迟迟不开放感到失望，因为她曾想在那里教她两岁的儿子阿尔弗雷德游泳。
"又要经历一个没有游泳池的闷热夏天，这让人很难过。当我们搬到这里时，我们被告知它将在现在之前就开放。"她说。
该综合体周围是高层公寓楼，设有一个50米长的室外温水游泳池、一个25米长的室内游泳课池、一个室内水疗池、一个健康健身中心和一个人造草皮运动场。
该综合体的建设成本预计共计1.065亿美元，比理事会2017年10月批准的预算高出约364万美元。理事会将增加的原因归咎于过去三年来项目范围和时间表的变化。
随着附近郊区人口的飙升，预计第一年约有47万人次前往该中心，第三年将增至68万人次。
绿色广场（Green Square）辖区横跨比肯斯菲尔德（Beaconsfield）和泽特兰（Zetland）郊区，以及罗斯伯里（Rosebery）、亚历山大（Alexandria）和滑铁卢（Waterloo）的部分地区，到2030年将成为澳大利亚人口最密集的地区。
通过www.DeepL.com/Translator（免费版）翻译
he centre includes a synthetic sports field next to an outdoor 50-metre pool.CREDIT:JANIE BARRETT
Belgravia Leisure began its contract to operate the complex at the end of September.
Council officers said almost half of the forecast budget for the contractor in the months before the scheduled opening next February related to staff expenses, which involved recruiting and training 149 people.
The remainder covered marketing, chemicals, equipment purchases, plant and equipment maintenance, insurances, IT equipment and licences and a facility pre-clean.
However, Zetland resident Angela Winkler said the amount of money spent on the contractor before the pool had opened was an "epic waste", and could have gone to other projects such as tree plantings in the area.
Mrs Winkler said she was disappointed about the delays to the aquatic centre's opening because she had wanted to teach her two-year-old son Alfred to swim there.
"It is upsetting to have to go through another sweltering summer without a pool. When we moved here we were told it would be opened well before now," she said.
Surrounded by high-rise apartment towers, the complex features a 50-metre outdoor heated pool, a 25-metre indoor pool for swimming lessons, an indoor hydrotherapy pool, a health and fitness centre, and a synthetic turf playing field.
The cost of building the complex is forecast to total $106.5 million, about $3.64 million higher than the budget the council approved in October 2017. The council blamed the increase on changes to the project's scope and timeframe over the past three years.
With the population in nearby suburbs soaring, about 470,000 visits to the centre are forecast to be made in the first year, rising to 680,000 in the third year.
The Green Square precinct, which spans the suburbs of Beaconsfield and Zetland, and parts of Rosebery, Alexandria and Waterloo, is set to become the most densely populated part of Australia by 2030.
