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Provincial committee reviewing Niagara governance hears variety of perspectives during hearing
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Provincial committee reviewing Niagara governance hears variety of perspectives during hearing
Proposal for modest improvements to Niagara Municipality.
Province must surrender secret report from 2019 study of Niagara governance, says Port Colborne regional councillor, Nov. 29
Shared services is a concept that has been discussed numerous times in Niagara’s 50-year history.
It was encouraging to see Chair Jim Bradley and regional council establish the shared services office in a proactive move. The Bill 39 facilitator has not been appointed yet for Niagara or the other two-tier regions.
Double elections could be the answer to solving municipal budget concerns
The transfer of transit budgets from cities to Niagara Region means the Region will be responsible for the largest part of a homeowners’ property taxes
Why did regional council conduct a vote on the regional chair ?
Coun. Laura Ip’s motion to make the Niagara Region councillors vote for the chair in an open session would be welcome.
This letter points out “upper- and lower-tier municipalities working independently from one another to develop their own capital budgets is a recipe for rising taxes.” I agree entirely.
Are you in favour of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara passing the necessary resolutions and bylaws to change the method of selecting its Chair from appointment by members of Regional Council to election by general vote of all electors in the Region?