Think of all we lost during the last amalgamation, says letter writer

To the editor:

Here we go again. Brantford has chosen County of Brant to be their go to place for their expansion. Please, Paris, remember the problem we went through in 1999 when the province decided amalgamation was the only solution for Paris Paris lost all of its assets such as power, public works department, recreation department and the wealth of self being. I feel the province has back tracked on their previous statement about amalgamation as some communities have returned to their original state. One would think that more people using Brantford facilities would make them happy since it would raise revenues for the venue. Personally, I think the deal that was made with Brantford a few years ago for more land to be developed would satisfy them, but not so. County of Brant Council and Mayor Bailey, please be careful and read everything very carefully with public opinion, before anything is decided. This is only the beginning.

Shirley Simons

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