Act now to protect two member wards in Guelph

Act now to protect two member wards in Guelph

The final report from the consultants is in, and shockingly, they are still not listening to the citizens of Guelph!

No matter how many times in the past ten months a strong majority of citizens tell the consultants that they want to keep two member wards in Guelph, the consultants continue to tell city council to implement unpopular single member wards instead.

In the final round of consultations, 65% chose two member wards and only 35% wanted single member wards. 

The consultants also noted:

"Further, the reaction to option 8-1 (the single member wards) was somewhat polarized, with a relatively ...

The final report from the consultants is in, and shockingly, they are still not listening to the citizens of Guelph!

No matter how many times in the past ten months a strong majority of citizens tell the consultants that they want to keep two member wards in Guelph, the consultants continue to tell city council to implement unpopular single member wards instead.

In the final round of consultations, 65% chose two member wards and only 35% wanted single member wards. 

The consultants also noted:

"Further, the reaction to option 8-1 (the single member wards) was somewhat polarized, with a relatively small share of respondents choosing it as their second or third choice while a relatively large share identified it as their fourth (least preferred) choice."

Yet, STILL, the consultants are recommending that city council vote to switch to single member wards!

As 
Democracy Guelph states:

It is frankly offensive that the citizens of Guelph have paid tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars for a consultant to ignore public input and then suggest to those same citizens that they pay more for less. City Council should reject the consultant's proposal.

It's down to the wire - there are now just days left to push back for what citizens want. City council will have a special meeting about this on June 21, and make a final decision on June 23.

We must speak up and ask city councillors to preserve the kind of representation most Guelph citizens want! 

Please send a letter to city council now.

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