**Title: Did Sudbury's Amalgamation Create More Government, More Costs and Too Many Duplicated Services?** When Greater Sudbury was amalgamated in 2001, numerous independent communities were brought together under one municipal government. The promise was greater efficiency, streamlined services and a stronger city. But 25 years later, has amalgamation delivered on that promise? In this Love the North interview, mayoral candidate Miranda Rocca-Circelli raises questions about the long-term consequences of bringing so many communities, facilities and services together without what she believes was adequate planning. Before amalgamation, communities such as Capreol, Walden, Rayside-Balfour and Nickel Centre had their own identities, infrastructure and local decision-making. Today, Greater Sudbury must manage an enormous geographic area, aging infrastructure and hundreds of municipal facilities. Are taxpayers carrying the financial burden of overlapping facilities, duplicated infrastructure and services that could be managed more efficiently? How many arenas, community centres, administrative functions and other municipal assets are we paying to operate and maintain? Which are essential, and where could efficiencies be found without sacrificing the services residents depend on? Rocca-Circelli proposes reviewing municipal facilities and their operating costs while giving individual communities greater control over local priorities. The bigger question is whether centralizing government has actually reduced costs or simply created a larger system that's increasingly expensive to maintain. **Should Greater Sudbury rethink how its communities are managed before asking taxpayers for more money?** Watch the full podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/260911-sudbury-election-miranda-rocca-circelli-mayor #LoveTheNorth #GreaterSudbury #SudburyElection2026 #Amalgamation #PropertyTaxes #MunicipalAccountability