Nanaimo Operations Centre approval done improperly

A controversial Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to take out a $48.5 million loan for the first phase of a new public works yard was conducted improperly and needs to be run again, according to a press release from the City of Nanaimo.

An “administrative error” resulted when the notices for the AAP were combined and the timing of the notices “did not meet the legislative requirements,” according to a city staff report.

A total of 3,058 forms to the original AAP were returned to city hall by the deadline, short of the 10 per cent of eligible voters required in order to reject the proposal. Of those, 3,035 forms were determined to be valid after duplicate forms and forms from people who lived outside the city were removed.

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog says that the city needs to upgrade the public works yard in order for the city to be able to respond in the event of a major earthquake.