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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Council Votes to Go Ahead with New Park

Looks like uptown Saint John is going to get a new green space. Council voted by a narrow margin to go ahead with a call for tenders to develop the public space in Peel Plaza.

Given the slash-and-burn tenor of the last budget, Councillor Snook said it was ridiculous to devote money to what he sees as an unnecessary project--especially since just a couple of weeks ago we were slashing essential services like the bus routes.

2.5 million dollars has been set aside for the project--but none of that is new money. According to Mayor Ivan Court, deciding not to develop the park would be like building a house but forgetting the lawn.