Last night Milton Town Council joined the chorus of support from other Halton Region municipalities in passing a notice of motion stating we are happy with the two tier government system in Halton.
Back in January the provincial government announced a review of a number of municipalities to see if there could be efficiencies found to make government better. One of the options on the table is what people refer to as amalgamation into what could be known as the City of Halton.
There are a number of studies by the Fraser Institute that clearly show that post amalgamation, the desired goal of efficiencies have never happened, in fact in many cases taxes increased along with salaries and no savings realized.
Region of Halton residents spoke during a recent poll saying that close to 98% of residents are happy with the services provided.
A report is coming in late spring / early summer to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and we will have an idea of the direction we’ll be going.
It speaks volumes that all four Halton Region municipalities have passed similar motions at their local council, so thank you Town of Oakville, Town of Halton Hills and City of Burlington in joining us in unison saying, in essence, things are working well here in Halton.
Obviously we will keep you posted if any development happens in the meantime. In the meantime the Town of Milton will continue to serve you with local services and Halton Region will do the same.