Brock\u2019s undergraduate students have voted to spend $2 million on a new building and Union Station renovations.<\/p>\n
Of the 1,978 votes received during last week\u2019s three-day referendum<\/a>, 1,773 \u2014 or 89.6 per cent \u2014 voted to allow the Brock University Students\u2019 Union <\/a>(BUSU) to access the restricted capital funds. Half a million will be spent on Union Station renovations, while $1.5 million will be used on the first two phases of construction of a new building.<\/p>\n BUSU president Sohail Ahmed called it \u201cone of the most exciting things to happen this year. I am absolutely thrilled that it passed.\u201d<\/p>\n BUSU already has permission from the University to start the process of creating the new building, which would be about 69,000 square feet. Possibilities include:<\/p>\n The renovations will include three new Union Station vendors, a breakfast menu and \u201cwalk-through\u201d window, as well as work to the Skybar restaurant.<\/p>\n Union Station renovations should be completed by September, Ahmed said. As for the building, BUSU will continue talks with the University and devise plans to get student input on the structure.<\/p>\n \u201cNow that we know that students really want the building, we can comfortably move forward with putting more time and resources into this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n There were 17,062 students eligible to vote, including part-time students.<\/p>\n\n