02-10-2019, 03:30 PM
(02-10-2019, 02:26 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(02-10-2019, 02:08 PM)MidTowner Wrote: We don't need amalgamation, per se, but there are definitely people who want it. I'm ambivalent. At some point, it will likely happen, and in some ways I think the integration will be more difficult the longer the wait. Specifically I think it will be an increasing issue if Cambridge's growth lags and Kitchener's and Waterloo's, and Kitchener (in particular) starts providing services that seem more like "big city" ones.
Similarly, I think amalgamation might be pretty appealing to some newcomers to suburban areas of a few of the townships. I can definitely imagine a time in the future where a majority of residents of Breslau, for example, might not really share the "rural culture" that's used by the townships in opposition to amalgamation.
They might not share that "rural culture"...I think that's already the case...but anyone know what the tax rates are? I'm guessing much lower...but I don't know for sure... If so, I'm sure they'd miss that.
The total property tax in Kitchener is about 20% higher.