From FWIW's international correspondent

Toronto man builds park steps for $550 after city estimated cost at $65,000 - $150,000.

The City of Toronto has asked an Etobicoke senior who built stairs to a community park for a fraction of an estimate provided by municipal officials to remove the new access point.
Adi Astl said he contacted his councillor, Justin Di Ciano, to ask for another set of stairs at Tom Riley Park in order to safely access the community garden. He said he was shocked when he was told the estimate to build the stairs was $65,000-150,000.
Astl, a former mechanic, then took action and constructed a wooden set of stairs – for a total cost of $550. Before the new access, he said there was nothing but an embankment with rocks and a yellow rope.
“It took us all together 14 hours. It took us eight hours before they got in and then we had to modify it, and the railings and all that stuff,” Astl said.
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He said he has been asked by City staff to remove the stairs and tape was placed across the top. Astl could potentially be charged under a city bylaw.
“We don’t need a great big, huge cement staircase. We just need this,” Gail Rutherford, Astl’s wife, said.
“It’s much safer than what was there before.”

Wanna take a bet on how much Greenwich will spend building a handicapped access path to a relocated bathroom at the Chimes Building down at Tod's?