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ROTHENBURGER – Can taxpayers be convinced to foot a $275 million bill for PAC Plus?

GO BIG OR GO HOME could be the slogan for plans to build more cultural and recreation facilities approved by Kamloops City council today (June 25, 2024). Taxpayers will be asked to approve $275 million toward projects to be built over the next several years. The money will be used to build the long-talked-about Performing Arts Centre and an arena multiplex, as well as continue planning and design for several other projects. But the ask for borrowing authority won’t come via a traditional referendum; rather, it will be done through an alternate approval process, commonly still known as a counter petition, with a still-to-be-announced timeline. Instead of going to the polls and voting yes or no as they would in an election, they’ll either return forms to the City to indicate their opposition, or not return them, in which case they’ll be counted as being in support. It’s a system usually reserved for essential infrastructure such as water and sewer plants and it’s risky when it comes to optional projects such as sports and cultural facilities. If 10 percent of the “no” forms are returned, the request fails. The last time an AAP was used in Kamloops was for a [...]

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ROTHENBURGER – Can taxpayers be convinced to foot a $275 million bill for PAC Plus?

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