Counter-petition process draws 398 opposed - well below 5,512 threshold to overturn proposal
City council voted 6-3 Monday, Aug. 19 to borrow $22.15 million to pay for repairs and enhancements to the Prince George Aquatic Centre after the proposal cleared the counter-petition process.
Council members who subsequently voted in favour of passing the related borrowing bylaw were Susan Scott, Garth Frizzell, Ron Polillo, Cori Ramsay, Kyle Sampson and Tim Bennett. That the process was held during the summer was among the shortcomings Klassen pointed out. Yu suggested that the forms could be sent out with the utility bills when the process is conducted in the future.
The money to be borrowed will be paid back over 20 years. Debt servicing costs would be $1.85 million per year and impose a 1.34-per-cent impact on the property tax levy.
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