St. Margaret's Bay residents have a bone to pick with the province's transportation minister but they're also going to give him a gift.
Many residents are opposed to the government's proposal to build a connector road from highway 103 into the community.
The plan was devised without any prior consultation with residents in the area.
They fear properties will be expropriated and the way of life in the community disturbed.
Residents' spokesman Sean Kirby says their opposition hasn't wavered a bit through the summer.
However, they've got a present for the minister ... a check for ten million dollars.
Sean Kirby says... "its equal to the proposed cost of the connector road.
He says politicians love to hand out big cheques but the residents want to give this one back because they believe the money should be spent on more important things like improved highway safety in this province."
St. Margaret's Bay residents are calling for a referendum to decide whether the connector road should be built.
They've been very vocal on the issue in recent months with a public meeting in Black Point back in June and a write-in campaign to the minister's office.