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Originally Posted by Blitz
The real issue here is that the province needs to force the annexation of Tecumseh and LaSalle into Windsor. They've consolidated municipalities everywhere else.
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I disagree with the idea of LaSalle being annexed.
It's a relatively complete community in its own right both historically and geographically within the rough bounds of Turkey Creek, D'troit and Riviere Canard.
More importantly although it is separated from the bulk of Windsor by a kilometer wide stretch of greenbelt, LaSalle does pull its weight in shared services such as waste water. It also has a piece of the #7 Transit Windsor bus route.
But the real joke is along LaSalle's east side. It is just weird driving eastbound on County Rd 8 along the A'burg line and at Howard Ave seeing a sign saying "Welcome to Tecumseh".
As you read this you are 20 kilometers from the mouth of Pike Creek as the crow flies. It's a genuine WTF moment.
Tecumseh only got away with this gerrymandered absurdity on the backs of other Essex County council members, and I bet Lakeshore for one regrets that its county colleague is now in a position to block joint initiatives with Windsor.
That being said, we really could use a KW sort of arrangement here.