Votes were collected from residents in six local service districts. The decision not to tax more to support the venue means user fees will most likely jump higher than $300.
Many people outside Grand Bay-Westfield felt it was unfair to pay taxes for a centre they don't use.
Grand Bay-Westfield Mayor Grace Losier told CHSJ News in December even if you're not directly using the arena, the whole community benefits by having this kind of facility.
Areas like Musquash, Petersville, Westfield East and Kingston strongly supported removing the tax, while there was slightly more support for keeping the tax in areas like Greenwich and Westfield West.
The facility's mortgage is paid off. Here are the voting results:
Greenwich: Musquash: Westfield East:
Yea - 124 Yea - 5 Yea - 11
Nay - 201 Nay - 255 Nay - 163
3 Rejected
Petersville: Westfield West: Kingston:
Yes - 7 Yea - 131 Yea - 1
No - 105 Nay - 180 Nay - 497
