Nanaimo running AAP to remove dedication from part of Elaine Hamilton park for road to subdivision

Nanaimo is asking for voters' permission to sell an acre of parkland to pave the way for a road to a planned subdivision. At a meeting Monday, Nanaimo city council approved a plan that would ultimately see the north edge of Elaine Hamilton Park in the city’s south end become a road that would serve as the main entryway to a residential development, one of six sections of the Sandstone Project. A washroom at the park would need to be demolished, with the developer building a new facility on a different part of the park. After initially voting against an running an AAP, council reconsidered and voted 6-3 in favour of the process, with councillors Paul Manly, Tyler Brown, and Ben Geselbracht opposed. Midcoast Morning brings you coverage of the meeting, and speaks with the developer behind the project.