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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:00 AM Original message |
Tiny Towns in N.J. May Have to Merge |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. He's probably right for the long run, but |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. I just don't understand why certain people are trying to destroy small-town America. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That has nothing to do with it. |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. AMEN! |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. You don't have to destroy that at all |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. It's the schools police that help give the towns their identity |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. School administration can still be centralized, while the |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
30. Damned straight! |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. You really should live here to appreciate the situation. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Are you from NJ? |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. IN NJ, Sherriff's Departments are far different things. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Then they need to enact legislation determining criteri to qualify as municipality. |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I don't see how you can compare |
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KatyaR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I feel your pain. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. We have lots of small towns in CT - who jealously |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. yes, that's true |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. As somebody who recently looked into moving to NJ |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Here in Indiana property taxes for a home assessed at about $100k will be about $1250 |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. That will definitely hit the people who can least afford it hard, won't it? |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Well, yeah. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. How entirely foolish of them! |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. It has stopped sprawl development in its tracks. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Sorry to hear that. Wow. You'd think that might raise an |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. NOT REALLY |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. That still leaves you in the Philly area, doesn't it? |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Is the assessed value different than the actual value? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. What they expect to be the selling price. |
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rucognizant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. I did, my native state! |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. A most interesting history, too. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. You know, my husband often comments on that |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. NJ State Police were founded in 1921. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. The guy who taught me Shad Fishing... |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
53. They make HOW Much??? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. Maybe Newark's too big. It should be split into 10 communities. |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. Can't these small towns share a police force? Fire dept? Etc |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. Most places, it's up to a vote of the people |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
13. Home rule costs a fortune |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Bingo. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. There should be information dispersed about the low property taxes in other states. |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Sure. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. How many square miles in Bergen County? |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
42. population about 900,000 |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. that sounds positively Feudal, like medieval Italian city states |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. I'm trying to figure out which towns in Bergen could be merged |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
15. Small towns are extremely inefficient |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. If small towns are neck and neck to each other there needs to be serious consideration |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 12:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Merging services... |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. The problem is what you mentioned |
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NEOBuckeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
37. Consolidation is Inevitable |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Consolidating not necessarily a solution ... |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
44. Just wait until all the homeowner associations get together |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
50. 'Home rule' is killing us here in NJ - Bergen Co - 900,000 pop, 76 towns |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Insane, isn't it? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. One thing's for sure: Dumont doesn't need its own high school |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Interesting - it used to be the other way around |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. 2,700 is a decent sized town up here! 20,000 is a major city! |
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Jersey Ginny (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
57. Towns have been so loathe to share services. We are so damned provincial |
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benh57 (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
58. These are good things? |
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