Nanaimo is asking for voters' permission to sell an acre of parkland to pave the way for a road to a planned subdivision.

At a meeting Monday, Nanaimo city council approved a plan that would ultimately see the north edge of Elaine Hamilton Park in the city’s south end become a road that would serve as the main entryway to a residential development, one of six sections of the Sandstone Project.

A washroom at the park would need to be demolished, with the developer building a new facility on a different part of the park.

After initially voting against an running an AAP, council reconsidered and voted 6-3 in favour of the process, with councillors Paul Manly, Tyler Brown, and Ben Geselbracht opposed.

Midcoast Morning brings you coverage of the meeting, and speaks with the developer behind the project.