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A month ago, the Windsor Star set out to find out.
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Emails were sent to every municipal chief administrative officer in Windsor and Essex County, requesting basic information that should be readily available to the public.
Response times from the municipal governments varied widely but, eventually, all provided answers to questions around integrity issues, taxes, development fees and incentives, budgets and number of employees.
Response times from municipalities varied widely.
On Day 1, administration in Lakeshore, Tecumseh, Leamington, LaSalle and the County of Essex all acknowledged receipt of the request.