
Council in favour of drafted land purchase agreement to build emergency shelter
Despite several attempts to delay the decision, Prince Albert city council voted 6-3 in favour of drafting a sale agreement of up to one acre of land. The sale will be to the province and the land will be used to build an emergency shelter.
Discussion began at the start of the meeting when adopting the agenda. Coun. Dan Brown attempted to have the item removed from the agenda, saying the Exhibition Association (the city’s temporary shelter) may have their insurance revoked if another shelter is constructed nearby.
The proposed location is at the City Yards, approximately a block from the Exhibition grounds. The temporary location for the shelter has been right in the Exhibition Grounds under the grandstand since 2020.
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