Quesnel voters have said no to renovating the pool inside the Quesnel Rec Centre.
It was a narrow margin, with 1,001 people voting no and 941 people voting yes (52.5 per cent - 47.5 per cent).
The voters were asked to approve borrowing $20 million. Renovations would have included a new leisure pool, sauna, family change rooms and whirlpool alongside a re-tiling of the area around the 25 metre pool.
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The vote was open to all eligible voters in the North Cariboo Recreation and Parks service area.
The estimated residential tax increase due to the project would have been $45/$100,000. The project includes people living in Quesnel, and parts of Cariboo Regional District (CRD) areas A, B, C and I.
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