New ward
supporters optimistic after hearing. And
More
Gosnell attempts to spread fear
Board of Control
backs divulging price tag of appeals
City balks at
revealing the tab of the ward appeals.
New smaller ward make the
campaigning much more manageable; bring out new candidates.
OMB
final decision. 14 wards. One councillor each.
More.
By Samu
Mr. Gates ruled he would not allow a deferment.
City's top gun was in attendance.
London city council has chosen to hire a pro from out of town to take care the uppity natives.
Board of Control to spend taxpayer dollars on a "top gun." Toronto lawyer. In Favour: Tom Gosnell, Russ Monteith, Gord Hume, Bud Polhill, Sandy White, Rob Alder, Ab Chahbar. Roger Caranci, Cheryl Miller, Bernie MacDonald and Paul Van Meerbergen.
New wards get names
City lawyers will
go to divisional court Dec. 20
The decision to
appeal will prove costly, Coun. Bill Armstrong warns. "Drawing ward boundaries is not a job for
incumbent councillors." Andrew Sancton
Council will fight
an Ontario Municipal Board ruling to redraw London's electoral maps.
Opinion favouring the OMB decision.
Appealing an OMB
decision would be like "appealing against the citizens" of London."
London Free Press poll shows 79%
against an appeal.
Still more
background from the Free Press.
What London
council members said.
The reasoning behind the
OMB's decision
OMB
decision has come down and the Imagine London has won a 14 ward map for the
city of London.
OMB
open to reducing the number of councillors in each ward.
A bleak picture of London's ward system.
New Ward Options. More. More. More. More and More. More Opinion.
Urban League Position on council reform.
Imagine London offers alternative.
Imagine London's proposed Ward Map.
Petition calling for major changes to electoral wards. More
Efforts by a community group to shrink city council could fall short tonight.
Council should scrap its board of control and change the structure of wards, says LFP Poll.
Nothing different was expected
Imagine London's Petition Delivered to City Hall
June 9 2004
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