The merger-demerger debacles forced upon cites in Quebec more than 15 years ago continue to frustrate citizens and elected officials.
South Shore mayors say it is time to break up the agglomeration of Longueuil.
The mayors of Brossard, St. Bruno de Montarville and St. Lambert were in Quebec City Wednesday to voice their complaints about the regional power structure.
Their cities voted in 2004 to get out of the merged city of Longueuil that was forced by the 2001 provincial government.
However they remain in an agglomeration with Longueuil that decides regional spending, and they say the distribution of money is not fair.
If things don't change, they will push the province to dismantle the agglomeration.
"Walk [in] downtown St. Lambert and ask citizens of St. Lambert if they are happy to live in the agglomeration of Longueuil and you will see that 100 percent of the people will say they are not happy and they want to get out," said St. Lambert Mayor Alain Depatie.
The mayors are waiting to hear from Municipal Affairs Minister Martin Coiteux to respond to their demands.
