The resident of Little Rapids said that would have to go to some sort of community engagement to test the question.
He knows that more than likely the future will bring about change in how the local service district is governed and how services are provided.
Dolter is a member of the Little Rapids local service district committee. He spoke at Saturday’s meeting of the Great Humber Joint Council in Massey Drive to offer a resident’s perspective on living in a local service district.
“We just want to be a part of the solution,” he said after the meeting. So part of his presentation as about opening up the dialogue between communities in the Humber Valley and other areas to talk about how they can share certain services. “Before that’s actually forced on us.”
Dolter said there’s a difference between legislation on a municipality and a local service district. And he wanted to communities under the council to understand there are some restrictions as a local service district. For instance a local service district has no authority to cut services if a resident or business doesn’t pay their fees.
While those fees are lower than what residents of an incorporated community pay in taxes, Dolter said there are other costs associated with living in a local service district that are borne by the resident. Installing water and sewer systems can add 15-20 per cent on to the cost of home and many residents have to pay to contractors to have their roads plowed.
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Dolter said the perception that the provincial government pays for everything is just one of the myths out there that is often reported in the media. “It’s not fully true.”
In opening up some discussion he wanted to encourage more talk between communities.
“We should start working together more closely instead of doing it through media reports where passion actually takes a hold more than logic.”
Number of local service districts in the province
177
The resident of Little Rapids said that would have to go to some sort of community engagement to test the question.
He knows that more than likely the future will bring about change in how the local service district is governed and how services are provided.
Dolter is a member of the Little Rapids local service district committee. He spoke at Saturday’s meeting of the Great Humber Joint Council in Massey Drive to offer a resident’s perspective on living in a local service district.
“We just want to be a part of the solution,” he said after the meeting. So part of his presentation as about opening up the dialogue between communities in the Humber Valley and other areas to talk about how they can share certain services. “Before that’s actually forced on us.”
Dolter said there’s a difference between legislation on a municipality and a local service district. And he wanted to communities under the council to understand there are some restrictions as a local service district. For instance a local service district has no authority to cut services if a resident or business doesn’t pay their fees.
While those fees are lower than what residents of an incorporated community pay in taxes, Dolter said there are other costs associated with living in a local service district that are borne by the resident. Installing water and sewer systems can add 15-20 per cent on to the cost of home and many residents have to pay to contractors to have their roads plowed.
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Dolter said the perception that the provincial government pays for everything is just one of the myths out there that is often reported in the media. “It’s not fully true.”
In opening up some discussion he wanted to encourage more talk between communities.
“We should start working together more closely instead of doing it through media reports where passion actually takes a hold more than logic.”
Number of local service districts in the province
177
