Commission of Enquiry St. John's Region Urban Study

• Main Author: Commission of Enquiry into the St. John's Urban Region Study (N.L.)
• Other Authors: Henley, Alec G.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 1976
• Subjects: City planning > Newfoundland and Labrador > St. John's; Municipal government > Newfoundland and Labrador > St. John's; Local taxation > Newfoundland and Labrador > St. John's; St. John's (N.L.); Bell Island; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/164915

Commission of Enquiry St. John's Region Urban Study Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Local government structure. Introduction -- Consultants' proposals. Scheme "A" -- Scheme "B" -- Scheme "C" -- Criteria -- Strength and weaknesses of proposed forms of government. Scheme "A" -- Scheme "B" -- Scheme "C" -- Comment -- Attitudes toward local government reform. Need -- Choice of alternatives. Wabana -- Mount Pearl -- St. Phillips -- Penetanguishene -- Holyrood -- Paradise -- St. John's -- Wedgewood Park -- Torbay -- St. John's metropolitan area board -- Goulds -- Conception Bay South -- Citizens committee of Witless Bay -- Citizens committee of Kilbride -- Newfoundland and Labrador federation of municipalities -- Loss of identity and autonomy -- Domination by St. John's -- Too much bureaucracy -- Desire to maintain existing boundaries -- Representation -- Evaluations, conclusions and recommendations. Need for local government reform -- Approach to governmental structure -- Identity and autonomy. Community identity -- Community autonomy. The urban area -- Representation on enlarged city council -- The rural areas -- Form of regional government -- Relationships between tiers -- Special purpose boards -- Representation on regional council -- Remuneration of councillors -- Role of provincial government -- Functions -- Compensation for transfer of assets and liabilities -- Planning and development control -- Extension of municipal boundaries -- Resource lands within existing town boundaries -- Assessment against criteria -- Need for education process -- Regional government boundaries. Holyrood -- Bell Island -- Witless Bay and Bay Bulls -- General observations. Municipal services and pressure for development -- Existing commissions. St. John's transportation commission -- Recreation commissions -- St. John's stadium commission -- Pippy Park -- Status of staff when amalgamations effected -- Sources of revenue for the St. John's urban region. Introduction -- Source material -- The basis of local and regional ...