Alternate Approval Process Opportunity
Downtown Enhancement Project Contingency and Downtown Barn Parking Lot Paving Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 863, 2019
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Village of Pemberton Council proposes to adopt the following bylaw:
Downtown Enhancement Project Contingency and Downtown Barn Parking Lot Paving Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 863, 2019
This Bylaw will authorize the Village of Pemberton to borrow up to $980,000 to be repaid over a maximum of twenty (20) years. The funds borrowed will be to cover the Downtown Enhancement Project contingency ($880,000) and the paving of the Downtown Barn Parking Lot ($100,000).
It is estimated that the average residential taxpayer’s annual charges would increase by approximately $47.27.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT “Downtown Enhancement Project Contingency and Downtown Barn Parking Lot Paving Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 863, 2019” may be inspected at the offices of the Village of Pemberton at 7400 Prospect Street, Pemberton, BC during normal office business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, from the 6th day of June to the 8th day of July, 2019.
Section 86 of the Community Charter provides that:
• If the number of electors on the Elector Response Forms represents fewer than 10% of the electors in the Village, the Council of the Village may proceed to adopt Bylaw No. 863, 2019.
• Elector Response Forms against the above Bylaw must be in the form established by the Village. Persons wishing to receive an Elector Response Form may download it from the website at www.pemberton.ca, request a Form by emailing admin@pemberton.ca, phone the Village Office at 604-894-6135 or write to the Village at P.O. Box 100, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0.
• The only persons entitled to sign Elector Response Forms are eligible electors within the Village of Pemberton. The deadline for submitting signed Elector Response Forms against the proposed Bylaw to the Village of Pemberton is Monday, July 8, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
• The Village has estimated that the total number of eligible electors within the Village to be 1995 and 10% of that number, or 195 eligible electors must submit Elector Response Forms against Bylaw No. 863, 2019 to prevent the Village from adopting Bylaw No. 863, 2019.
• A qualified eligible elector is a person who is: A Canadian Citizen; at least 18 years of age; has resided in British Columbia for at least six (6) months; has resided in the Village of Pemberton for at least thirty (30) days; or meets the qualifications of a non-resident property elector as set out in section 51.1 of the Local Government Act.
General inquiries regarding the proposed “Downtown Enhancement Project Contingency and Downtown Barn Parking Lot Paving Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 863, 2019” may be directed to Sheena Fraser, Manager of Corporate and Legislative Services at 604-894-6135 or at sfraser@pemberton.ca. Sheena Fraser, Corporate Officer