The Quarter One 2016 Financial Report for the Town of Cochrane is in and one big project is coming up over budget.

The Aquatic and Curling Multi-sport Facility is currently trending at $990,000 over budget due to unforeseen ground conditions and majority of council are not pleased.

Suzanne Gaida, Town of Cochrane Senior Manager of Community Services said it was an unforeseen expense.

"The overage in the budget at this point is something that was unforeseen. We are working at trying to mitigate that. Because it is such a big project and we are 9, 10 months from completion, we still have some opportunity for some savings."

Transparency of the budget is important to town administration; a report will be brought forth this September to determine where council would like the overage to come from.

"We know that council has no appetite at this point to use the tax base to pay for this project, so we will be working at looking at other ways to fund this, through extension of grants, our community levies."

Gaida said the project managers of the new facility know that this is the max and they need to work hard to bring it back down.

Cochrane Councillor Mary Lou Eckmeier says hearing the news so late in the build is frustrating.

"To just find out at this point in time is pretty disappointing, and it was a surprise. I have trouble finding or accepting any excuse for it when we are using taxpayer's money we have to be absolutely diligent, more than anyone else would be expected to with regards to what might happen, or could happen."

Eckmeier adds this is the second project where council has been blindsided by what is in the ground, or in the building that they were unaware of.

She has asked for a spread sheet listing town properties value, properly registered titles, and whether or not there are drawings of the buildings, so that the administratively they are aware of what is underground, and in the building.

Councillor Eckemeier does not, and will not support this shortage to come from taxpayers.

"I am not going to support a tax increase. In my opinion, we are going to have cut a want somewhere."

Besides the general public thinking their taxes will have to cover this, Eckemeier shares that a lot of residents will be thinking, 'I told you so.'

"I knew it, or how could this happen, it 's a frustration. One million out of 45 million doesn't sound like a lot, but one million, I believe, I would have to calculate is about 0.75% of a tax increase. A million here and $500,00 there and it starts adding up. Mistakes get made but I am not accepting it."

The money will need to be found and Eckmeier is hopeful the public will speak up and give their opinion.