Government held a press conference today regarding 'reform of the Municipalities' (read dissolution and takeover), and have apparently hired a consultant on this front. (So much for the moratorium on consultants).
A further centralisation of political and economic power in Bermuda is not a positive development. The Corporations provide local government and force collaboration between political entities. The Bermuda Government has not distinguished itself as an effective manager or responsible steward of public funds. They want total control now.
The corporations, while perhaps antiquated, are a key aspect of separation of powers and decentralisation of power in our small island which for all intents and purposes has a combined federal and local government.
Taking over the Corporations is likely to lead to less, not more efficient and effective Government.
