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Innisfil-Barrie Border issues not resolved: County
BARRIE - Simcoe County is calling for meetings with Barrie and Innisfil to solve outstanding issues such as snow plowing and fire response before Bill 196, the Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, becomes law Jan. 1.
Scheduled for third reading – the final step before royal proclamation – the bill introduced at Queen`s Park June 4 is being recommended for royal assent without any changes. The bill went through second reading in late September.
Last Monday, the legislature`s Standing Committee recommended the legislation, which adds 2,293 hectares of northern Innisfil to Barrie, become law without amendments.
"What is perhaps the most disappointing in this process is that once again, the province has suggested the municipalities should come together to form a local solution, which was not implemented," said the county`s corporate services general manager Rick Newlove.
"It may very well be that some more, quite urgent, meetings need to be held between Innisfil, the County and Barrie."
One outstanding issue that even Barrie wants the province to solve involves the definition of the boundaries. For instance, the city wants an entire boundary road to be in one municipality or another rather than being split down the centre of the road.
Read the full article here.
BARRIE - Simcoe County is calling for meetings with Barrie and Innisfil to solve outstanding issues such as snow plowing and fire response before Bill 196, the Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, becomes law Jan. 1.
Scheduled for third reading – the final step before royal proclamation – the bill introduced at Queen`s Park June 4 is being recommended for royal assent without any changes. The bill went through second reading in late September.
Last Monday, the legislature`s Standing Committee recommended the legislation, which adds 2,293 hectares of northern Innisfil to Barrie, become law without amendments.
"What is perhaps the most disappointing in this process is that once again, the province has suggested the municipalities should come together to form a local solution, which was not implemented," said the county`s corporate services general manager Rick Newlove.
"It may very well be that some more, quite urgent, meetings need to be held between Innisfil, the County and Barrie."
One outstanding issue that even Barrie wants the province to solve involves the definition of the boundaries. For instance, the city wants an entire boundary road to be in one municipality or another rather than being split down the centre of the road.
Read the full article here.