But now a petition is circulating calling for a plebiscite to revoke the 2014 merger of 18 local service districts with the town of Tracadie-Sheila. Former Tracadie councillor Norma McGraw said promises of no tax increases and economic development in the amalgamated local service districts were broken. Finn's controversial report found the province's local governance structure wasn't sustainable. The changes include tweaks to the municipal funding formula and creating 12 regional service commissions to handle garbage and regional land-use planning. ((CBC))Tracadie isn't the only location where strains with local governance have continued or emerged since Finn's report.

Source: CBC News February 24, 2019 12:56 UTC