The PNE board will stay in control of Hastings Park after a vote by Vancouver city council.
The vote comes after lobbying by the park board to govern the 50 hectare site.
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Critics say the PNE board is only concern about business, instead of community use of the space.
Hastings Park will receive $300 million worth of improvements over the next two decades.
Almost half of the site is slated to be returned to green space.
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