has generated efficiencies that benefit both the town and its regional partners. “Everything in today’s world seems to be about cooperating. There’s a word often used in economic development to describe what we do called ‘coopetition,’” explains Panschow.“Even when you’re looking to attract investment, you typically are cooperating to a certain point and then perhaps competing at the last mile. Similarly in municipal government, we look to our neighboring communities affordable housing developments, fostering more cohesive community development while distributing affordable units throughout new neighbourhoods. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES In an era when municipal resource constraints demand creative solutions, Tillsonburg’s collaborative approach to service delivery and economic development along the Highway 3 corridor 147 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 05 TILLSONBURG, ON
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