Published Mar 31, 2025 • 2 minute readThe County of Annapolis will hold 22 meetings this spring to hear if residents want nine, 10 or 11 districts.The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has required the public consultation after raising concerns with how councillors interpreted an online survey during the 2022 review.“We’re in this situation because we had an opportunity to resolve it before and it didn’t get done,” Coun. Ted Agombar said during the nearly hour-long discussion on the topic at the Feb. 11 committee of the whole meeting.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle content“This is going to cost money; it’s a question of how much money.”It is expected to cost about $4,000 to rent halls and $8,200 for advertising. Councillors decided against other options, including electronic pin voting that would have cost $51,500 for up to 15,500 voters.“I see that the pin voting is very expensive,” Coun. Brian (Fuzzy) Connell said.“It’s a shame because as much as some people keep telling us we didn’t listen to the last survey, I know individuals that voted 10, 20 times from their own home computer. So, it was a bogus survey.”Connell said more than one meeting per district was required due to their vast size, noting people wouldn’t travel a long distance to attend.“It’s hard to get people out to them.”Public meetings were also held in each district as part of the 2022 review but drew crowds ranging from one to 13 members of the public.Currently, voters elect a councillor for their district. The 11 councillors then elect a warden to represent them for two-year terms. The warden/mayor question isn’t part of the upcoming review.There will be two night meetings between May 1 and mid-June in each of the 11 districts.Staff will draw up boundaries for nine, 10 and 11 districts. They will also prepare an information sheet for residents and a survey for meeting attendees to fill out at the sessions.After the public meetings, councillors will vote on the 2025 review and it will be sent back to the board for approval. Any changes would not be implemented until the 2028 municipal election.Municipalities are required to do a review every eight years.Article content
County of Annapolis hosting meetings to hear input for boundary review
