A Chatham-Kent municipal councillor wants to hold a referendum to decide whether the proposed community hub project goes ahead or not.
Rhonda Jubenville, who represents North Kent, brought up the idea of a community vote at Monday's council meeting.
She told CK News Today she believes this is the best option since many people feel like they aren't being heard.
"I feel like we need to provide a platform for them so they can actually voice their opinion on this very impactful decision," said Jubenville.
She couldn't remember if the municipality has ever done a referendum, but noted this is an option council can bring forward at any time.
In Jubenville's opinion, there are many people in the municipality against the project. This includes member of the Tilbury Area Action Team (TAAT) who held a meeting last week to discuss the concerns with the hub.
The proposed project would combine the civic centre, library, and museum into one building at the former Sears building. It's expected to cost around $53 million.
"It's going to be one of the biggest financial decisions that we're making in this term of council and probably previous terms of council," added Jubenville.
During Monday's meeting, Jubenville brought forward another motion which would stop the project and focus on renovating the current civic centre instead.
She stated this would cost between $11 million and $27 million less than the proposed $53 million for the community hub, which would also include relocating the CK Public Library and the CK Museum into a single building.
Both of Jubenville's motions will be discussed at a future council meeting.
