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IN-DEPTH: A look at the potential for municipal unification in Kings County

Kirk Starratt | Posted: March 6, 2018, 2:59 p.m. | Updated: March 6, 2018, 3:31 p.m. | 3 Min Read
Kings County Mayor Peter Muttart doesn’t believe municipal unification would in any way compromise the unique communities that make up Kings County and the Annapolis Valley Region.
Kings County Mayor Peter Muttart doesn’t believe municipal unification would in any way compromise the unique communities that make up Kings County and the Annapolis Valley Region. - Kirk Starratt

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Kings County Mayor Peter Muttart says it's time to talk "municipal unification." Do you think it's a good idea?

Kings County Mayor Peter Muttart says the time is right to begin the municipal unification conversation. - Kirk Starratt

Time to start the conversation: Kings mayor says there’s nothing to lose in municipal unification discussion

Peter Muttart makes no bones about it, and made his position clear when he ran for office: he wants to get municipal unification conversations started during his term. He’d like to see people open their minds to the potential of the idea.
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Content with status quo: New Minas village commission chairman keeping open mind to municipal unification

He’s hearing no great demand from residents to delve into a municipal unification or regional governance study, but Dave Chaulk is keeping an open mind.
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A new way of governing? Windsor, West Hants to explore new cooperative regional governance model

The councils of Windsor and West Hants could be the first partners out of the gate in exploring this new approach to regional governance.

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Kings Citizens Coalition inactive, remains supportive of regional governance study

For a lobby group, the Kings Citizens Coalition hasn’t been very visible lately.
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