Banff citizens are balloting in a plebiscite to decide if a summer time season pedestrian area remains or goes. Jacqueline Wilson reports.
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Banff citizens vote in plebiscite
Banff citizens will vote in a plebiscite on Monday to decide if a pedestrian area on Banff Avenue must retain among the May lengthy weekend and the Thanksgiving lengthy weekend.
The polls are open from 10a.m. to 8p.m.
The end result of the vote can be binding.
Since the summer time season of 2020, the mountain city has closed a phase on Banff Avenue to automobiles so human beings can adequately revel in the road complete of stores and restaurants.
However, now no longer all and sundry likes the concept.
A petition to forestall the pedestrian area changed into submitted in May, with over 1,000 legitimate signatures. That is near one- area of Banff's eligible voters.
Those in opposition to the closure of the principle artery say it reasons an growth in residential avenue site visitors .
In the quit , the city determined to place the choice to a vote.
A Town of Banff spokesperson tells TV News if citizens pick out to hold the road closure, not anything will change.
If it's far rejected, council will meet on the quit of August to byskip a brand new bylaw rescinding the road closure and re- commencing the road to car site visitors through mid-September.
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