Resident of Banff head to the polls over pedestrian zone

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.