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Originally Posted by haljackey
So now there's talk of London annexing Arva.
I'm all for it, but even if the two communities agree it still has to be approved by the province.
Thoughts?
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All for it! London is fulfilling its 'manifest destiny' of SW Ontario
Unlike like GTA where Toronto and other cities have been decisively demarcated, London only has villages and hamlets around it, which it can easily gobble up! I can see in the future Delaware & Dorchester being added as well!
As far as Arva goes it makes sense for Fontana to do since technically he lives in area. But also if he wants to achieve 0% tax goal annexing neighbouring villages is an easy way to gain a greater tax base, with minimum servicing needed. Especially if Arva wants to use our sewage system for
their expansion, they ought to be apart of London rather than just get all the benefits of de facto being apart of London without the responsibilities.
Resistance for these areas would be futile too, Lambeth made a big stink about being annexed in the early 90s but there were no real political consequences. It basically turns into a London vs. hamlet situation, where London wins due to its prominence in SW Ontario.
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