[All] Municipal Merger talks are offically OVER

[Ginny Quinn]

It means just that, Lori....(IF) .65% voted yes to the talks in Kitchener(that seems a higher percentage than I woud have anticipated)...However with Waterloo voting a resounding NO  (bless them)....Kitchener has no one to talk to so that fact is going to immediately save 2-3 million $$$$ minimum of our tax dollars in time and salaries for staff  and research and paper and printing and ink and photocopying and lunches and snacks and  'the usual consultants'   etc etc etc  probably even 5 million $$$ over the 4 year time frame.   
I am happy it's been put to bed  for now.... but it will raise it's ugly head  some time again in the future.  Definitely we have to talk of enjoining/merging emergency services (Fire fighters for sure)  and some other services  
Waterloo Region has marketed itself well in the past and will continue to do so.  We also have the Greater Chamber of Commerce  merged over the last 15+ years (I used to work with and for them back 20 yrs+ yrs ago. )  They also Market us well .The mutual voice of KW merged won't make much more of an impact which was the sales pitch  and also would not save $$$$$   it would cost  a lot more in the long run.   I firmly believe voters decided correctly where  we are and should be "at this point in time" for our cities and Region.   Ginny.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lori Strothard 
  To: Louisette Lanteigne ; all at gren.ca 
  Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 10:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [All] Municipal Merger talks are offically OVER


  yes but apparently 65% of Kitchener voters want to talk about amalgamation, so does that mean anything? Lori
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Louisette Lanteigne 
    To: all at gren.ca 
    Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 9:55 PM
    Subject: [All] Municipal Merger talks are offically OVER


          Merger is no by two to 1 in Waterloo. That's good enough for winner Halloran, who says merger talks are officially over.

          Merger numbers in Waterloo 
          No votes 17,478
          Yes votes: 9264

          As for fluoride, it was blood curling close race. Second to last poll numbers showed the yes side with a slight lead but the final poll tally sealed the deal to remove fluoride. 
          No votes:13,363 
          Yes votes:13,261

          Lulu :0)
         



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