In a formal letter to Mayor France Bélisle, Hull-Wright District Councilor and interim Chair of Action Gatineau, Steve Moran reiterates his request for public consultations on the future of the downtown Hull site. The mayor was stingy with comments on the sidelines of the Executive Committee on Wednesday morning.

The suggestion made in recent weeks to use a large part of the Guertin area to set up a police headquarters there has caused surprise, disappointment and frustration among the population.we can read in the letter of the interim leader of the Gatineau operation.

At the last city council Dozens of citizens and organizations presented themselves to denounce the project of the city, the future headquarters of the SPVG on the ruins of the old arena. The proximity of the location to the main contact points for the homeless was one of the main arguments.

Steve Moran also invokes the needs of the neighborhood in his letter.

In particular, the sector needs social and affordable housing, local businesses such as a grocery store, and leisure, sports, cultural and community infrastructure, continues Mr. Moran.

Mayor Bélisle promises an answer without saying which one

In a press crowd on Wednesday morning, Mayor Bélisle reiterated that the situation was urgent due to the tight deadline imposed by the construction of a new hospital on the Hull substation site. She recalled that her government postponed the decision on the Robert-Guertin site until January in order to receive additional information, particularly on other potential sites in Gatineau.

Ms. Bélisle stated that she would respond in writing to the Hull-Wright District Councilor without promoting the establishment of a public consultation.

More details to come…