Plans to move West Kelowna city hall have been derailed.
It appears voters have said “no” in a referendum on whether the city should borrow more than $7.5 million to help pay for construction of a new city hall on Elliot Road in Westbank.
The unofficial count was 4,212 against while the tally for those in favour was 4,185 for a total of 8,397 votes. The ‘no’ side won by a margin of only 27 votes.
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The official results will be released Wednesday.
The estimated cost to build the hall was more than $14 million, with the remaining funds coming from city reserves.
The preliminary outcome of the vote means city staff and council will continue to work out of the Mount Boucherie Community Centre in West Kelowna.