They say they intend to get ahead of provincial reviewers by coming up with recommendations of their own for reform. The consequences will also be felt in areas with more rural residents like Oxford and Simcoe counties. Considering the looming review, county politicians are urgently developing their own plans for reform. She says she and her colleagues must be proactive, considering past failed attempts to chop county council. Consolidation has been an ongoing evolution for Simcoe County, which once consisted of 32 municipalities — until a rearrangement of boundaries in the mid-’90s.

Source: thestar January 18, 2019 23:37 UTC