Poll context · first edition
Six of ten responses selected delivery of promised public benefits as the most important public measure for a major capital project.
Frozen snapshot
First 10-response threshold
10
responses
Total construction, financing and operating cost
30% · 3
Schedule and budget variance
0% · 0
Change in public access to services
10% · 1
Delivery of promised public benefits· leading
60% · 6
Immutable historical snapshot. Responses received after August 24, 2026 belong to the next edition.
Snapshot finding
Limitations
No response for one option does not make schedule or budget control unimportant. The question asked which measure should matter most, and the sample is voluntary and small.
PUBLIC RECORD
Facts drawn from official municipal records and linked to the sources below.
The Municipality reported in August 2026 that the Community Hub was approximately 22% complete, on schedule and within its overall approved $52.8-million budget. The construction contract was reported at $39.3 million, with more than $7 million in contingency funding.
Sources: 1
The project is intended to combine the Civic Centre, Chatham library branch and museum in one accessible, energy-efficient facility, with completion currently expected in early 2028.
Sources: 1, 2
INTELLISYNC VIEW
On-time and on-budget delivery is necessary evidence, but it is not the complete benefits test participants selected. The project record should preserve baseline promises for access, operating efficiency, service quality and replaced assets so they can be measured after opening.
ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTION
Which promised benefits have a baseline, a target, an owner and a public reporting date after the Hub opens?
Inspectable evidence
No candidate statements were used in this edition. Every source is a municipal public record.