Green light given to downtown Vernon road closure

With pubs, restaurants, a yoga studio, ceramic art painting business, art gallery, theatre, coffee shop and more, there are plenty of options for fun to fill the street.

The city will spend up to $50,000, maybe more if needed, to implement the full closure in the single block.

A majority, 85 per cent, are in full support, 38 partially support the closure while eight per cent prefer the status quo.

During research into how other communities went about closures, the DVA said the closure cost estimates are around $150,000-$200,000.

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