FALL RIVER: District 2 could see its landscape change drastically, depending on the outcome of an ongoing District Boundary Review by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM).
The review, which occurs every eight years, is designed to ensure each boundary within HRM is within 10 per cent of each other. As it stands, some city districts in Halifax have between 13-14,000 residents, while District 2 is estimated to have more than 22,000, 10 per cent higher then it should be. It could mean part of the district may join with another district.
Councillor Barry Dalrymple, the representative for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank with HRM regional council, said the issue has just begun to be looked into by councillors. The review is due to be submitted to the provincial government by the end of 2010.
“I absolutely want people to understand the ramifications of this issue,” Dalrymple said...