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May 11, 2021 | 4:29 PM
Alex Scholten is the executive director of the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick and a village councillor in New Maryland. (Image: www.vonm.ca)
Municipalities will face a longer transition period between the outgoing and incoming councils due to the delay in releasing results.
Typically, communities have a two-week window from election day to the first meeting of the newly-elected council.
But with
the release of results on hold until the Edmundston-Madawaska region votes on May 25, the transition period will now be closer to four weeks for many communities.
That delay could have an impact on some communities, according to the executive director of the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick.
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