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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Waterloo Region</STRONG> has marketed
itself well in the past and will continue to do so. We also have the
<STRONG>Greater Chamber of Commerce</STRONG> 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=strothjkl@sympatico.ca href="mailto:strothjkl@sympatico.ca">Lori
Strothard</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A> ; <A
title=all@gren.ca href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 25, 2010 10:06
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [All] Municipal Merger talks
are offically OVER</DIV>
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<DIV>yes but apparently 65% of Kitchener voters want to talk about
amalgamation, so does that mean anything? Lori</DIV>
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<A title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 25, 2010 9:55
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [All] Municipal Merger talks
are offically OVER</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>Merger is no by two to 1 in Waterloo. That's good
enough for winner Halloran, who says merger talks are officially
over.<BR><BR>Merger numbers in Waterloo <BR>No votes 17,478<BR>Yes
votes: 9264<BR><BR>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. <BR>No
votes:13,363 <BR>Yes votes:13,261<BR><BR>Lulu
:0)<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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