Well the results are in! It was a resounding NO as 80% disagreed with the arena proposal.
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With all polling stations in the City of Nanaimo reporting, 80.3 per cent of voters have rejected borrowing $80 million for the Nanaimo events centre.
Polls closed at 8 p.m. in Nanaimo and preliminary results were released at City Hall. All 14 polling stations across the city have reported, with 80.3 per cent of voters rejecting the request to borrow up to $80 million for the proposed project on the waterfront.
Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said he was not surprised at the result.
“I expected that based on the conversations I’ve had with members in the community. I didn’t expect it was going to be this high,” said Mayor Bill McKay. “They’ve made their position very clear on this particular project at this time.”
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http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/415965014.html
I believe there is not a lot of support for this Mayor or Council and would not be surprised if all were gone once a new election takes place.
p.s. sorry for the delay as luck would have it my computer died last night! New one is great though