12-20-2023, 02:28 PM
Would offer a good signal as well that perhaps we ought to cut Cambridge loose. The city is just a leech that we sink money into for infrastructure, paramedics, policing and so on and get very little back. The actual amalgamation of Cambridge had never been a popular thing for them even though it was so long ago. Then over time as they were forced have to participate heavily in regional governance they were left with an even sourer taste in their mouth. Also even physically they have never really felt part of the Region of Waterloo because there is essentially the hard border of the Grand River, Grand River Valley, Speed River and then other obstacles like the 401 so why they were sort of pushed into the regional sphere even more than previously was always a bit perplexing to me.
That said, could they even survive independently? Lol...not sure where the money would come from to fund everything. Plus, the actual city would probably begin to spiral downward (at least now we at least keep it propped up). I can't imagine the chaos if they were responsible for developing a coherent plan on the evolution of their city after having their hands held for so long...they clearly are next to incapable of doing so now.
That said, could they even survive independently? Lol...not sure where the money would come from to fund everything. Plus, the actual city would probably begin to spiral downward (at least now we at least keep it propped up). I can't imagine the chaos if they were responsible for developing a coherent plan on the evolution of their city after having their hands held for so long...they clearly are next to incapable of doing so now.