Written by Glen Morrison 107.5 KISSFM Wednesday, 12 February 2014 17:08
Coldstream has formally said no to any further governance studies after being asked to sign on by Vernon. Mayor Jim Garlick says council approved a written response to the city by unanimous vote. He says they feel the proposal wouldn't be in the best interests of the municipality and are detailing all the information available. "In council's view, an amalgamation study would only serve as a step to developing a plan to amalgamate as implied by the (Greater Vernon Governance Society's) petition statement, and therefore is not supported by council," said Garlick. Garlick says all the information they've based their decision on is now posted to the district web site, including the 1991 Sussex study which he says is still valid if today's numbers are inserted. "And to be honest, once that study was done and did not move forward, all we saw was a lot of fighting from the city of Vernon and the surrounding area," says Garlick.
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