Nanaimo Council moves closer to borrowing up to $17M for new fire hall
NANAIMO — Building a new multi-million dollar fire hall in downtown Nanaimo narrowly passed a key hurdle, despite numerous concerns from some members of Council.
In a pair of 5-4 votes at Monday night’s meeting, Council approved three readings of a bylaw authorizing the borrowing of up to $17 million for a new fire hall on Fitzwilliam St. and also triggered an alternative approval process.
The borrowing bylaw will come back in front of Council for final approval following the elector approval process.
A consultant pegged design costs for the project at between $2 and $3 million, which didn’t sit well with Coun. Bill Bestwick.