CLOCK IS NOW TICKING FOR OPPONENTS OF JOHNSON ST BRIDGE PROJECT
Nov 19, 2009
VICTORIA COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO PROCEED WITH AN "ALTERNATE APPROVAL PROCESS" IN ITS ATTEMPT TO WIN VOTERS' APPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSED JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE BORROWING...AND SET THE TERMS OF REFERENCE.
PETITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING TOMORROW, AND MUST BE RETURNED TO CITY HALL BY MONDAY JANUARY 4TH IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.
THE BORROWING BY-LAW WILL BE PASSED UNLESS TEN PER CENT OF ELIGIBLE CITY VOTERS SIGN A PETITION AGAINST IT.
TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST THE PROCESS TODAY. GEOFF YOUNG HARBOURS DOUBTS ABOUT THE DECISION TO BUILD A NEW BRIDGE RATHER THAN REFURBISH THE EXISTING ONE, AND PAM MADOFF OBJECTED TO USING A COUNTER-PETITION RATHER THAN A REFERENDUM.
- fms
