Our message for Minister Calandra: Kindly heed the call for a referendum!

The "Stop the Build" campaign successfully gathered 7,675 signatures for our petition, which was submitted to MPP Mike Schreiner on October 22, 2024. This hardcopy petition calls for a referendum, giving Tiny Township residents a say in the proposed $27.4M Municipal Administration Centre, a project projected to exceed $47M with interest and one that many feel is unaffordable and unnecessary. This effort urges the Ontario Legislature to support Tiny residents' calls for a democratic voice on this issue. Thank you to all who signed, circulated, and supported this campaign to protect Tiny Township's future.

Please find the wording of the petition below:

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TEXT OF THE PETITION FOR A REFERENDUM:

To The Legislative Assembly of Ontario: June 28, 2024

WHEREAS the Council members of Tiny Township have completely failed to engage in full, free, unconstrained consultation and dialogue with Tiny Township residents over the proposed new Municipal Administration Centre. This is unacceptable, given the magnitude of the project and its projected cost and potential impact on the residents’ lives through tax increases.

WHEREAS the issue was not explicitly raised and fully aired during the previous Tiny Township Council election campaign; therefore Council never received a mandate to proceed with the new Municipal Administration Centre project.

WHEREAS Tiny Township has significant underfunded infrastructure and exorbitant expenses; therefore, it makes no economic sense for Council to add massive future debt to already overburdened Tiny taxpayers. We the undersigned residents of Ontario petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: That the Ontario Government intervene and require the Township of Tiny’s Council members to hold a referendum for the sole purpose of having residents of Tiny Township vote either “yes” or “no” to determine if the said residents want Tiny Township to build a new Municipal Administration Centre as per the Council’s proposal.

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