[hudkina]

As far as amalgamation, I think it would have to come from a vote by the people. And even then, only the municipalities where a majority of residents vote for consolidation would be able to merge. It might be easier to start with a merger of the three county governments and then maybe merge the city of Detroit with that county government. From there, it might just be an issue trying to get the residents of each individual municipality to vote to merge their government with the regional government. Some might do it readily, some might never do it.