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Originally Posted by ericmacm
The absolute last thing London needs right now is to expand its city limits. London's boundaries encompass 420.57 km2. Compare this to other major cities that are smaller in size, such as Montreal (365.13 km2), Surrey (316.41 km2), Mississauga (292.4 km2), Vaughan (273.52 km2), and Brampton (266.34 km2).
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If London became a regional municipality, the city itself could shrink a hefty amount to just contain the main built-up area. It would be a lower-tier city like Kitchener in Waterloo Region.
Then all the communities around London that rely on it for jobs and services could be encompassed in this new region, so the taxes they pay go into proper support, infrastructure and services they utilize. Mutually beneficial, except for the current taxpayer that lives outside of the city limits but goes to London for work and services. Their fees would go up.