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Niagara regional chair backs away from proposal to explore amalgamations
- Niagara's Regional Chair Bob Gale initially proposed reforms including possible amalgamations and reducing councillor numbers to address high taxes and a large number of elected officials.
- Several mayors agreed that local governance could be more efficient but opposed forced amalgamations.
- Eight of the Niagara region mayors wrote to Premier Doug Ford supporting some governance reforms and reducing the number of politicians but did not support amalgamations.
- Bob Gale later revised his proposal to focus on reducing council sizes, weighted voting, and shared services after receiving significant feedback.
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Niagara regional chair backs away from proposal to explore amalgamations – 105.9 The Region
Niagara’s regional chair has backed away from a proposal that included possible amalgamations. Bob Gale said in a letter last month that he was starting consultations on reforms including potential amalgamations and reducing the number of councillors, saying there are too many elected officials in Niagara — 126 — and tax increases are too high. Several mayors said while they agreed local governance could be made more efficient, they were not beh…
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