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Victoria City, Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Referendum, 2010
A referendum to authorize the city to borrow $49.2 million to replace the Johnson Street Bridge was on the ballot in the City of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, on November 20, 2010. It was approved by a vote of 60.57% in favor to 39.43% opposed.[1]
Measure design
The measure was designed to authorize the city to borrow $49.2 million in order to replace the bridge. The replacement of the bridge was expected to cost $77 million. The federal Canadian government said it would provide $37.5 million in funding.[2][3]
Text of measure
The ballot question was as follows:[4]
| “ | Do you approve Council for the City of Victoria adopting Bylaw No. 10-055 – Loan Authorization (Johnson Street Bridge) bylaw, 2010, which will authorize Council to borrow on the credit of the City the sum of $49,200,000 in order to undertake and carry out the planning, study, design and construction of a bridge to replace the Johnson Street Bridge, and to decommission the existing Johnson Street Bridge.[5] | ” |
Path to the ballot
The measure was put on the ballot through the City Council's approval of Bylaw No. 10-055.[4] The city of Victoria launched a campaign to spend $50,000 in support of a yes vote on the referendum.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ CBC News, "Victoria voters approve new bridge," November 21, 2010
- ↑ The Globe and Mail, "Victoria faces referendum on iconic bridge," August 20, 2010
- ↑ Johnson Street Bridge, "JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE BORROWING REFERENDUM RESULTS," accessed March 21, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gregory Hartnell, "$49,200,000 JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE LOAN REFERENDUM QUESTION: Victoria City Council approves wording Sept. 9, for Nov. 20, 2010 byelection," accessed March 21, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Times Colonist, "Victoria to spend $50,000 to promote yes vote in bridge referendum," October 6, 2010
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