Penticton residents voted two-to-one against locating a correctional facility in the city. The result of a five-day opinion poll was released Saturday night with 4,302 of the 6,445 votes cast being opposed. With 66.7 per cent of the residents opposed, Mayor Dan Ashton said he will take the numbers to Monday night’s city council meeting and some sort of motion is expected. The poll was non-binding meaning the ultimate decision in whether to continue pursuing the facility still remains in the hands of council. "It’s a decisive number that’s said ’no’ and that’s what council wanted to know. Council wanted to go out and collect information," Ashton said. Coun. Mike Pearce, who was a strong advocate for locating the prison in Penticton, said he was "extremely disappointed" with the outcome. Tom Bijvoet, who presented the mayor with a petition opposing the prison, and Lindsey Hall, who spoke against the facility at a recent forum, could not be reached for comment.
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PROPOSED CORRECTIONAL CENTRE - OPINION POLL RESULTS
For Immediate Release June 18, 2011
Approximately 24% of eligible voters participated in this week’s opinion poll regarding the proposed correctional centre within Penticton city limits. When asked "Do you approve of a Provincial Correctional Centre being constructed and operated within Penticton city limits?” results were as follows:
No: 4,302 Yes: 2,143 Total Voters: 6,445
Total Number of Eligible Voters: 26,500 For more information contact: Cathy Ingram, City Clerk 250-490-2412 cathy.ingram@penticton.ca
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