Sault Ste. Marie's Downtown Association could be dissolved or eviscerated under a restructuring initiative spearheaded by Mayor Matthew Shoemaker.
Both those entities were brought under the wing of the city, with advisory boards of business people to guide its decisions. "Our membership supports the entirety of our budget, which is not a substantial amount of money," Cistaro said. "We look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the upcoming report as a critical stakeholder, and are confident that together, we can chart a path forward that sustains our members' investments and ensures they continue to have a direct role in enhancing the community where they have invested their livelihoods," Cistaro told Monday's city council meeting.
"We are not in any way in favour of dissolution of our association," Cistaro said. "We think there's opportunity for partnership." "I can tell you, we have in excess of 20 business members of the downtown community outside of our current boundary that have expressed interest in joining us, but we have no capacity to admit them under our current ability to vary those boundaries," Cistaro said.