The turned down pavilion project in Cochrane will result in lost funding for the community. Mayor Peter Politis says the project is not dead yet but is urging anyone who supports it to reach out to councilors individually and voice their concerns.
The project would have seen a two-million dollar pavilion built that would be able to host concerts and other forms of entertainment. Most of the funding has already been confirmed but the town council shot down the idea. Politis says although he normally supports the decision of council this is not one of those times.
Politis says this was an opportunity to turn 250-thousand dollars of tax payer money into two million dollars with the additional funding they would have received. He says now that money will go to other communities.
