Perth County Turns Down Annexation

This morning Perth County turned down St Marys request to annex Perth South land (see map).

St Marys and Perth South had previously agreed to the annexation. Perth South would have continued to receive current taxes plus 40% of any additional taxes. St Marys would have received 60% of any new taxes and paid all of the costs to service the land.

First Nation Ethanol Development had expressed interest in building an ethanol plant there. First Nation Ethanol was established by Aboriginal entrepreneur Patrick Waddilove to build an ethanol plant on Munsee-Delaware Nation land near London. Last December they were turned down by the Ontario government when they applied for a grant from the Ethanol Growth Fund. They are still seeking funding to build their first plant.