What a waste. There were some long winded speeches during the Amherstburg town council meeting that resulted in the predictable 4-3 vote. Councillor McArthur mentioned ‘economies of scale’ five times; Crain once. Meetings would be more efficient if members would refrain from sharing personal anecdotes – do we really need to know the mayor freezes fish heads or what a councillor’s favourite coffee is and his thoughts on disposing of coffee cups? And, wouldn’t it be so refreshing if staff just answered yes or no to a question? Even better, can members just ask a question without a speech?

To move forward a majority of town councils had to vote in favour. Last night LaSalle and Lakeshore voted no, joining no votes from Essex and Kingsville. Amherstburg, Leamington and Tecumseh voted in favour.