>From Wizard Marks
> Back in the 1960s before the suburbs became so powerful a constituency, the
> city should have annexed the near burbs out to the 694/494 beltline
(roughly
> quoted from Tony Scallon).
> The city didn't and lost the opportunity to ever do it.
I agree it would be very difficult, maybe impossible. However, I know that
is has happened in at least two cases in Ontario. The cities of Toronto,
Scarborough, York, North York, Etobico (sp?), and the Borough of East York
became Metro Toronto in the past 3 years. As a former resident of Toronto
(went to University), I know that many functions prior to the ammalgation of
the cities were overseen at the Metro level, including police, transit, and
probably fire. However, each city did have its own city council and mayor.
What is now Metro Toronto comprises the whole Region (Ontario version of
county). I learned last night that Ottawa and outlying suburbs have become
Metro Ottawa. The push for the ammalgations has come from the Premier
(governor) of Ontario Mike Harris.
I believe Phoenix has added a lot of land to its city limits in the past
decade. And I know in the 1920s Los Angeles became a much larger city based
on the fact that Los Angeles had made long term deals for access to water,
which other cities in the area hadn't and joined LA based on the resource
that they had access to.
Josh Kroll
Powderhorn - Ward 9
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