Municipalities consider merging in Allegheny County
In one corner of Allegheny County, Pa., 12 municipalities have long considered the concept of merging but have not gone through with it.
In one corner of Allegheny County, Pa., 12 municipalities have long considered the concept of merging but have not gone through with it. The Twin Rivers Council of Governments has produced a joint land-use plan and has revived a regional planning commission. Officials from smaller communities fear they will get lost in the shuffle, but advocates of the new plan say the consolidations would allow greater coordination of economic development planning and give those same communities more clout. http://www.pittsburgpost-gazette.com/pg/04173/335231.stm
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