Vancouver Park Board Seeks $1.43B for Parks Infrastructure

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is Vancouver News today, where local news meets AI. Vancouver's cardboard just greenlit a bold push to City Hall for a huge cash infusion into parks and wreck infrastructure. Vice Chair Brennan Bastiovanski led the charge with a motion calling for $1,430,000,000 over the next four years to fix up aging facilities. The plan started at $1,350,000,000, but got bumped up with amendments from Commissioner Scott Jensen during Tuesday night's meeting. Dozens of folks showed up to speak in favor, stressing the urgent need for repairs and sharing ideas on where the money should go, like community, spots and waterfront areas. Those tweaks added specifics, $300 million for the seawall in waterfront, $250 million for aquatic centers, and $400 million to refresh community centers. A draft capital plan hits the commissioners in June, setting the stage for real action on these crumbling assets before they get any worse.