ORDA's Biggest Mistakes

[Ripitz]

Exactly how many million was this again? Does anyone know?

 

[x10003q]

Exactly how many million was this again? Does anyone know?

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From an Aug, 2025 post:
"ORDA is currently spending $22 million (or more) expanding the Discovery Lodge at Belleayre. In 2019, ORDA spent $9.1 million or $14.6 million (depending on sources) on rebuilding the Discovery Lodge. Why was this new, additional expansion bid for the Discovery Lodge not included in 2018? Oh, right, ORDA. By the way, the current rebuild contract for the Discovery Lodge was cancelled Dec, 2024."

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[Ripitz]

From an Aug, 2025 post:
"ORDA is currently spending $22 million (or more) expanding the Discovery Lodge at Belleayre. In 2019, ORDA spent $9.1 million or $14.6 million (depending on sources) on rebuilding the Discovery Lodge. Why was this new, additional expansion bid for the Discovery Lodge not included in 2018? Oh, right, ORDA. By the way, the current rebuild contract for the Discovery Lodge was cancelled Dec, 2024."

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OK, got it. So, 30…


ish.

 

[tirolski]

Exactly how many million was this again? Does anyone know?

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OK, got it. So, 30…ish.

Don’t forget legal fees...

https://westfaironline.com/courts/new-rochelle-construction-firm-seeks-bankruptcy-protection/

 

[Peter Minde]

I'm missing something. @Ripitz is that lodge ready for occupancy?

 

[Ripitz]

I'm missing something. @Ripitz is that lodge ready for occupancy?

Yes, it’s open now.

 

[gregmarx]

Some more coverage on the Ski Bowl lodge situation here:

As ski season begins, new ORDA lodge at Gore remains closed amid disputes

Town officials want ORDA to cover extra costs and utility bills at the new, $40 million ski lodge that the state agency says it didn’t originally agree to.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org

Main news is at the end: "So, it seems like they've settled on an agreement that would allow this lodge to open in November of 2025, perhaps by Thanksgiving."

 

[MC2]

Some more coverage on the Ski Bowl lodge situation here:

As ski season begins, new ORDA lodge at Gore remains closed amid disputes

Town officials want ORDA to cover extra costs and utility bills at the new, $40 million ski lodge that the state agency says it didn’t originally agree to.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org

Main news is at the end: "So, it seems like they've settled on an agreement that would allow this lodge to open in November of 2025, perhaps by Thanksgiving."

Yeah, but what is a “hold-and-haul sewer arrangement”?

 

[Peter Minde]

Some more coverage on the Ski Bowl lodge situation here:

As ski season begins, new ORDA lodge at Gore remains closed amid disputes

Town officials want ORDA to cover extra costs and utility bills at the new, $40 million ski lodge that the state agency says it didn’t originally agree to.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org

Main news is at the end: "So, it seems like they've settled on an agreement that would allow this lodge to open in November of 2025, perhaps by Thanksgiving."

It gets late early around here.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Yeah, but what is a “hold-and-haul sewer arrangement”?

It's gotta be where a septic weeping bed is not used. I.e. a honey wagon pumps the holding tank, drops off the load somewhere, repeat. A roommate of mine out west did that job. Whether nurture or nature, dude smoked a lot of dope.