At the Committee of the Whole Council meeting on February 19, 2019, Council voted against continuing with the floating waterfront playground. The vote was 4 to 3 against.
Voting for the playground was Nicole Beatty, Aaron Burchat, and Brian Darling.
Voting against the playground was John Henderson, Suzanne Seguin, Emily Chorley, and Adam Bureau.
John Hill did a delegation outlining the potential liability issues the Town could face. His delegation can be read here:
There is still a final vote that has to take place at the Regular Council meeting on February 25 to confirm the decision.
Update 2/27/2019 The final vote was 4 to 1 against the playground.
Voting against the playground was John Henderson, Suzanne Seguin, Emily Chorley, and Adam Bureau.
Voting for the playground was Aaron Burchat.
Nicole Beatty and Brian Darling were absent from the meeting.