People in the 6 local service districts who use the River Valley Community Centre in Grand Bay Westfield are up in arms over a provincial plan to keep taxing them to use it or have them pay user fees.
The facility’s mortgage was paid off in July of 2011.
Residents were upset about the lack of publicity with the previous vote on the matter.
A letter from the province informing them of six information sessions arrived in their mail recently.
Brenda Rathburn who lives in Westfield West tells CHSJ News almost 12 thousand people pay taxes for the arena but only 180 people actually use it.
She says if you use it they don’t mind paying a decent user fee but it you don’t use people shouldn’t have it taken out of their taxes.
A community session is coming up tonight at the Nerepis United Baptist Church at 7pm.
Another vote will be held January 7th.
