Final ward boundary review favours six Ward system

 

Posted May 23, 2025​

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New Tecumseth council Monday night will be presented an outsider review of proposed ward boundary changes that eliminate two seats in a six ward system whose design would largely run from west to east boundaries of the municipality - strip ward design - deliniated by recognizable marker lines.

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The current structure is eight wards, deputy mayor and mayor. The preferred option for change is six wards, deputy and mayor.

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The review, carried out by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd beginning last August, proposes to split Alliston in two wards, utilizing Victoria Street as a dividing point. Ward 3 runs from the 10th Line north to the municipal boundary, including Treetops and Briar Hill communities. The 7th Line is used as a divider between Wards 4 and 5. Ward 4 contains all of Beeton and its surrounding area, up to the 10th Line. The 4th Line divides Wards 5 and 6, dividing Tottenham in a north-south fashion. (Map attached).

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During phase 1 and 2 of public consultations 697 surveyds were completed by members of the public, several open houses held.

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"Both those who responded to the survey and those who attended the in-person engagement sessions appreciated how this option utilized recognizable marker lines, a balanced population, and provided for a symmetrical division of the community," according to the report to council.

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https://shorturl.at/NNpyO to read the full report