4 0 0 ▁letters ▁to ▁coun c ill ors ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁plans . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁a ▁refer endum ▁in ▁which ▁ 9 0 0 0 0 ▁people ▁voted , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁ 5 2 % ▁had ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁Garden ▁Project , ▁moving ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁stage . ▁ ▁Re jection ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Garden ▁Project ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Council ▁finally ▁rejected ▁the ▁City ▁Garden ▁Project ▁by ▁two ▁votes . ▁The ▁coun c ill ors ▁supported ▁an ▁alternative ▁proposal ▁from ▁the ▁Independent ▁Alliance ▁Group , ▁to ▁reg ener ate ▁Union ▁Street , ▁the ▁Arts ▁Centre , ▁the ▁Music ▁Hall , ▁the ▁Lem on ▁Tree ▁and ▁the ▁M ither ▁Kirk . ▁ ▁Future ▁Develop ments ▁- ▁Post ▁City ▁Gard ens ▁Project ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Garden ▁Project , ▁Sir ▁Ian ▁Wood ▁stated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁still ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁give ▁£ 5 0 m ▁to ▁replacement ▁plans ▁though ▁he ▁indicated ▁such ▁plans ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁place ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Council ▁rejected ▁Sir ▁Ian ▁Wood ' s ▁offer ▁of ▁£ 5 0 ▁million ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On