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Exeter, Stephen and
Usborne enter
amalgamation talks
'By kat :Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
USI3ORNE TVVP. -- The Town of
Exeter and the Townships of Stephen
and .Usborne have agreed to enter
into amalgamation talks — again
A meeting on Dec. 9 between the •
three municipalities at the Usborne
Township municipal office saw the
three. agree to. form an "organization
committee" to forth a draft amalga-
mation proposal. i'he committee will
consist o1 two representatives •fr•utn
each of the three rnutiicilpal council:,
and will ttavt- its first meeting on .bill
12 at the Exeter municipal office..
1 sbertte Reeve Robert Morley
i)egan title• meeting by asthltt}? t:aeti
11lUllIClpahty 1.(3 SLoe' tllttir pOSIt1Ut1 (tti
atnai};atttatlott heferritir t1 earlier
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Hardernan..and Ken. Oke agreed
amalgamation will provide a better
form of goverttrnttnt for taxpayers.
Hardetnari added that without antal-.
gaIIlation, taxes will rise dra.nlatic:al-
ly
One controversial issue at the rrleet-
ittg was where to -hold' the .future
tneetitlgs of the organization commit-
tee.. Hoogeribourn suggested the
metings rotate among all three
inutticlpallties 1-lardcttta.n. though
said he felt all meetings should be in
Exeter
According to Stepiterl Coon Anita.
Riddell, whirr wa against lavlrl}' i~i
tate meetings. 1t1 Exeter. people tt, :,tit•
township!. feel ttlr eatened by Lxt'ter'
Size and flaying all or 7..!It' SrlteF!'„I',. ;` :..
Exelet will !)rift •entla!u.: •
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• ahead with amalgamation Mollie\ and l,-P:1''1'fllittl '1'llitt group
"We hat e to go forwitru tit, lit`- it};rt ua tC, 191.11; it SU:IA:Ting 1;9?ti
option to do nothing iia:.gutif' b1 ? 'Iltttee 'to move Lt)WLFds attlalyar[it►
f.xeter Mayor ben Hoc+};enboon, non and IlCitd their"first tnt:gtlilk�
said although Exeter- is "out 101/ per today
-cent in favour" of amalgamation. it is Although part of six.
interested in getting together wttli its %uricli -has indicated- it isti t ttappy
neighbours.and-.friends it: Stephen with. the group and would like tb fit
and Usborne townships. - included with Exeter in an aiitalga-
He added the current talks between illation. Zurich also thttlks any tt,•\n
the three municipalities provided a • tnuiticipahty should have a popula-
.good opportunity fur .the three. to , tun of -at) least 'G{J,UUU. 'elle group of
have positive meetings and learn six will only consist of 10.UU0 people
from the mistakes other anialtainat-- 1-lay,'luwnsltip. through. is adamant
ed municipalities have made •tt doesn't r%aitt to amalgamate with
1 think we realiy haie to put our anyone but tilt group of six -
tniuds to work." 1-iuugelil,uuin said 'Elie I:xttler-Sttlphctt-(.,siJu1--1,: group.
The isSut• of expaodloy tit ou'J tilt: • floc sat.1 tt 4v111 11. il\ t' r.tu ':iu11r • 1.0'1;
thret municipalities viiis also di:, 1(rr other tl)Ut11Clpitlltle; til (')l11 and
r:usst(i kxett•r deputy ttutyui• Ito\ litv'lte�t /urll I1. Iii tlsitli itftd (tit\ i
i riebiter •said the possibility of last• Wednesday's lneet1ti ' !)!
• including Zurich. Hensali and $-!ay Zurich and Hensall attended
luvvnslltp should be considered. I -it• • I•luugeubootil said Hity has beet,
also. said the. goats of the auutlganla- invited .to Juin in talks with kketer for
• tion should be to save tail dollars and the last four 91- fi\t.' \gars it fid is
-ensure itune of the three tituuieipali- clearly not interested lo. atitalganlat
ties sutlers at the hattds of -the others iug.
"'I'l►e otily way (anialgatnatluttl will "VVe can't watt to.r these people." ile
fail is if we're weak," Triebuer said said .
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ORIGINAL. SIX
THE CITY
OF NORTH LAMBTON
.Fr cal
Ths orC
- SCSANQUE1
Kkonf
nwnor
Other municipalities amalgamating
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The Origirilal" Six
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!hate V\'Iitll ttye\ itk;ftit:l Ill 1Jt:1't.dJtl vt-a.l:'. Jllafi!t111)ub• /urlr'tl'Satrj at that meeting.
laid
has Sitlrj 11711.1 , It- v tlfl. to to Diff.t of that lltt'1Ud'es I:'XI-'U-r;
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larger thiit) the ?roup o1 sok ,
Oft(' pusslLitiity that has. Iti1:t•I:.I):st l)ssetj is ileo' grt)U!) of SIX tllerglrij with the 1•.xet.r
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November 1999 ett:ct►I)n wilt 4.11 (1 .five r:uuol illors,'half the current rIWrlbll i 1o.'
rnityur itltd deputy,liiityur. will I ea:t-U:d u! Iargt and direr cutnrtllurs will repre5e711
wards.