lilannie Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 ?????????????????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I don't live in Buffalo anymore so my opinion may not mean much, but why stop at the villages? Why not merge all of Erie County into one metro government? There is so much duplication of services from city to towns/villages and county. It makes too much sense, so it will never happen. Too many people make a good living and get a great pension and they're not about to let that go. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 What are the advantages/disadvantages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I don't live in Buffalo anymore so my opinion may not mean much, but why stop at the villages? Why not merge all of Erie County into one metro government? There is so much duplication of services from city to towns/villages and county. It makes too much sense, so it will never happen. Too many people make a good living and get a great pension and they're not about to let that go. PTR Primarily to keep from making the Erie County School District stretch from Hamburg to Clarence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 What are the advantages/disadvantages? Tax rates?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Make the whole county as bad as the city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 What do you do with the boarder villages that have schools that cover multiple counties? Or the reservations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Make the whole county as bad as the city! county/property taxes would go down as quickly as the education system would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilannie Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 What are the advantages/disadvantages? Advantages- Less public officials means less salaries, benefits, pensions etc to be paid out Reduces redundancy of local services Disadvantages- Less representation Small local issues may become more difficult to adress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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