North Bay City Council has supported a committee of council’s recommendation to keep several possibilities in place for the long and short term future of the King’s Landing Wharf.

Infrastructure and Operations Committee Chair Councillor Chris Mayne says they include paying maintenance at around $50,000 over the next five years, rehabilitation of the existing wharf at a cost of $1.7 million or constructing a new south pier pegged at $8 million.

Mayne says Tuesday’s vote means the environmental assessment process can now finally begin.

“We can now complete that process for another $50,000 or $60,000. It’s an assessment we’ll be able to hold in our back pocket for the next ten years. To walk away from the investment that’s been spent already really makes no sense,” he says.

One councillor voted against the committee’s recommendation.

Mike Anthony has some concerns on the wording of the motion and the impact it could have on future councils.

Councillor Tanya Vrebosch says it’s about time the city moved on this.

“This is something we’ve been sitting on for years. The EA should have been done a long time ago. To be honest, that has prevented us from getting other levels of funding to actually build what we plan to build,” Vrebosch says.

(photo by station staff)

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