Moncton City Councillors opposed the move. Moncton's City Manager announced earlier on December 22, 2011 that rather than fight the move, the City intended to work toward an agreement with Royal Oaks subdivision and the Province. In addition, withdrawing the rezoning application did not affect the move because the s. 96 of the "Community Planning Act" exempts the Province from zoning bylaws and regulations: the rezoning application was only presented as a token gesture by Rompsen. As a result, the newly proposed school would go ahead with or without City approval. Accepting this interpretation of the "Community Planning Act", Moncton City Council accepted on June 25, 2012 the Province's $12.8 million offer to cover part of the infrastructure costs for the new high school. The total infrastructure costs for the City would amount to $30 million because of the need to construct new roads, sewers and water lines to service the new location. As a result of the decision, two prominent philanthropists withdrew scholarships for the school.