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Ottawa will almost certainly go into the next civic election using the same ward boundaries as it has now, even though some fast-growing suburban wards have twice as many people in them as the ones next door.
City council’s finance committee voted on Monday the way Mayor Jim Watson wanted: to put off a boundary-shuffling until after the next election in 2018, and then to do a comprehensive review that could see major changes. That comprehensive review is expected to cost about $300,000.
The alternative would have been to shift a few lines this way or that in time for the next vote, in a smaller, cheaper process. That would have evened out the numbers somewhat and made sure neighbourhoods that have sprawled into rural territory in the next ward over got represented by one councillor instead of divided between two.
Full city council still needs to vote on the issue but it rarely overturns decisions from the finance committee, which Watson chairs.
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City council’s finance committee voted on Monday the way Mayor Jim Watson wanted: to put off a boundary-shuffling until after the next election in 2018, and then to do a comprehensive review that could see major changes. That comprehensive review is expected to cost about $300,000.
The alternative would have been to shift a few lines this way or that in time for the next vote, in a smaller, cheaper process. That would have evened out the numbers somewhat and made sure neighbourhoods that have sprawled into rural territory in the next ward over got represented by one councillor instead of divided between two.
Full city council still needs to vote on the issue but it rarely overturns decisions from the finance committee, which Watson chairs.
dreevely@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/davidreevely
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