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Category Archives: NB Municipal Reform
Tantramar Town Council hears resident complaints about high taxes & few municipal services
The spectator gallery was crowded Tuesday night as more than 50 residents showed up to watch Tantramar Town Council discuss several controversial topics including the thorny issue of tax rates. Former Sackville councillor Ken Hicks, who lives in Frosty Hollow, … Continue reading
Province stands by decision to appoint Jennifer Borne, not Jamie Burke, as Tantramar CAO
New Brunswick’s minister of local government reform has rejected an appeal for an independent review of the hiring process for the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in the new, amalgamated Town of Tantramar. In a letter to Sackville Town Council released … Continue reading
Posted in NB Municipal Reform, Town of Sackville
Tagged Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Tantramar
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Sackville Treasurer outlines budget priorities in a time of uncertainty
Sackville Treasurer Michael Beal is recommending three main priorities for next year’s municipal budget: (1) Maintaining the same level of town services for residents. (2) Continuing to pay down municipal debt while pushing ahead with projects such as Phase III … Continue reading
Tantramar chosen as new name; Dietz worries about cost of regional services
Sackville, Dorchester and surrounding LSDs will be known as Tantramar if the province approves the name chosen by a committee of elected and appointed local officials. In today’s announcement, Robert Corkerton, deputy mayor of Dorchester, said the name Tantramar “has … Continue reading
Transition committee to choose new municipal name, not local voters
Sackville Mayor Shawn Mesheau says the municipal reform transition committee will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday, May 11th to discuss whether to choose Tantramar Township or Beauséjour Township as the name for the new municipality now known as Entity … Continue reading
Sackville councillors boycott minister’s closed-door meeting on municipal reform
Sackville town councillors Sabine Dietz and Bill Evans boycotted a meeting today with Daniel Allain, New Brunswick’s minister of local government. Dietz served notice during Monday’s council meeting that she would not be attending. She said she was protesting against … Continue reading
Tight timeline for new municipal name, Black says
Sackville’s deputy mayor says the province wants to have a name chosen by the end of the month for what’s now known as Entity 40, the new municipality that will include Sackville, Dorchester and surrounding local service districts. “It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in NB Municipal Reform, Town of Sackville
Tagged Southeast Regional Service Commission
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Green MLA questions use of lobbyists, insiders to guide municipal reform
The MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar is questioning why the province is using registered lobbyists who are also political insiders to call the shots on municipal reform. During the legislature’s Question Period on Thursday, Megan Mitton named several provincially appointed transition co-ordinators … Continue reading
Sackville residents protest against forced amalgamation: ‘This is not democratic, this is authoritarian’
About 14 Sackville residents showed up today for a second rally at town hall to protest against the forced amalgamation of the town with Dorchester and three local service districts. “I’m participating in the rally because I believe in democracy,” … Continue reading
Posted in NB Municipal Reform, New Brunswick government, Town of Sackville
Tagged municipal amalgamation
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Sackville mayor’s tie-breaking vote defeats call for delays in municipal reform
Sackville Mayor Shawn Mesheau cast a tie-breaking vote last night to defeat a motion calling for fundamental changes in the process for amalgamating the town with Dorchester and three surrounding local service districts. Among other things, the motion would have formally … Continue reading
