LETTER: Strong Mayor Powers Remove 'Skilful' Debate at Council Table

LETTER: Strong mayor powers remove 'skilful' debate at council table

'When the mayor makes decisions, my councillor becomes redundant — and that’s the danger of strong mayor powers,' says reader

Springwater councillors butt heads over strong mayor powers

SPRINGWATER TWP. — The oft-heard argument against strong mayor powers is that they are undemocratic — that they take away the power that was bestowed upon a council by voters and place it squarely in the hands of the mayor…