Our town has been a "city" for almost 12 months now. Except, our "town" has not gone through the paperwork to designate itself a city becuase as soon as that happens we lose the RCMP detachment and the city is responsible for construction of, a jail, supplies, vehicles and manpower to supply the city with law enforcement personnel. Same goes for the Volunteer firefighters. A city cannot have volunteers, they must be paid positions.
BUT. Until our "town" is a city, we will not get a McDonlads. I WANT A McDONALDS! The Shop Easy - our grocery store - just emptied its old building and opened in a new location, leaving a huge lot open for various franchise opportunities.
I don't really understand all that it entails in terms of tax increases and tax bases etc, so that we can actually afford to become a city, but oh, how nice would it be to say " hey guys, Lets go out to eat tonight!!" And not have to drive all the way into the city to do so!
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