After a disagreement last month on how best to proceed with the realignment of the turnaround on Bill Joy’s Lane due to budgetary considerations, Bay Bulls council has decided to postpone the work until next year.
During last week’s public meeting, councillor Jason Sullivan made a motion to postpone the project and re-issue a new request for proposals in March 2023. The motion was seconded by councillor Shannon O’Driscoll, and council voted unanimously in favour of it.
The moves follows some indecision that arose when council addressed the matter back in September. At its September 12 meeting, council could not reach a consensus on the matter when Deputy Mayor Jason O’Brien made a motion to award the contract for the work, but Mayor Keith O’Driscoll said he was concerned the Town might not have the funds to complete it.
O’Brien and councillor Corey Ronayne voted in favour of moving ahead with the project, while councillor Shannon O’Driscoll and Mayor O’Driscoll voted against it. Councillor Jason Sullivan was not in attendance. Shannon O’Driscoll then made a motion to withdraw the request and reissue the tender next year. No one seconded that motion, so it died on the floor.
The new motion, which amounted to the same thing as the one councillor O’Driscoll made in September, passed with no discussion this time around.
