This proposal concerns me…

This proposal concerns me for the following reasons.

-Dilution of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan: A mega-regional authority responsible for multiple Great Lakes watersheds is far less able to maintain the place-based focus the LSPP requires.

-Loss of local expertise: Lake Simcoe’s unique and worsening pressures—phosphorus pollution, rising chloride from road salt, climate-driven flooding risks and natural-heritage cover—require scientists who know this watershed intimately.

- Weaker local governance and accountability. Under consolidation, local voices would be reduced, and accountability diminished.

- Higher costs and complexity: Large-scale amalgamations often increase costs due to the integration of systems, staff teams and geographically dispersed operations—despite claims of “efficiency“