To the Editor,

While our municipality is way too big in the first place, (From the first concession just below Vankleek Hill in the East, to the boundary of Russell in the West) I don’t believe that any amount of councillor at the table will make a difference. There are two distinct mentality in our municipality, Urban and Rural and that will not change unless we split it. While Limoges has a lot of population in a small area, the rest is mostly Rural. We do not think the same and we do not want the same things. I agree that a lot of taxes come from Limoges but they also get a lot of that money back, ex: water, sewers, fire hall, municipal garage, health hub etc. and don’t forget the new Sports complex in the near future. I have been going to the council meetings for nearly five years now and I have seen when simple decisions take forever to be resolved and that is with four councillors, imagine having two more.

The way option two is divided, the two councillors would basically be from the Limoges area. I do not think the municipality would benefit anything from that except Limoges . One thing I have to say about the Limoges residents, they stick together and voice their opinions loud and clear, I think it is time for the rest of us to do the same. If the people of the old municipalities had voiced their concern in 1998 about the amalgamation, we would not be in this mess right now. So it is now time for everybody to let your elected officials know which option you want.

Everybody has a computer, so there is NO reason not to take a few minutes and email the Mayor and all the Councillors and let them know what you want. This is the only way that they can make the right decision. Don’t forget that whatever they decide, it will impact EVERY ONE OF US for many years to come. You now have until September 28 before council vote on it, but please DO NOT wait because if you are like me, you will forget, and you will lose your chance to be heard, so do it right now. I personally would like option ONE to be retained, since in my opinion, it will make East and West more balanced. You can find all the email coordinates of all your elected officials on the Nation Municipality website.

Sincerely yours

Yves Duval, St-Bernardin