Sherman helped negotiate the 1980 Brant-Brantford Annexation Agreement, which saw the county shift a piece of its territory to the city. He later said that he regarded the agreement as a success story and criticized popular perceptions that it took place amid acrimony and threats of retribution.Michael-Allan Marion, "Annexation process was not so bad, say veteran councillors," Brantford Expositor, 19 July 2002, A8. Sherman also chaired the Brant County social services committee in the 1980s; in 1985, he criticized county politicians for attempting to cut off most social assistance recipients.Kevin Marron, "Brant County bid illegal, official say," Globe and Mail, 17 May 1985, M4.
