Hot on the heels of news about discussion opening between the Chair of the Village Commission of New Minas and the Mayors of Kentville and Wolfville, the Warden of the County finally brought forward a timeline for the stalled study of regional governance.
During Kings Partnership Steering Committee discussions it was decided that the study should be stalled until the province released its third year of fiscal condition data for municipalities across the province. That data was released almost one year ago. It showed the Town of Berwick's fiscal condition is the least robust among the four municipalities of Kings County.
It was a pleasant surprise at the October 1, 2015, Special Council meeting, to see the Warden move an addition to the agenda that introduced motions putting the study back into play. Prior attempts by other councillors had been rebuffed. I'm looking forward to seeing terms of reference by January 1, 2016, and having this necessary work proceed in the new year. To date, there has been 2-years of unnecessary delay.
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