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Old Posted Oct 26, 2020, 3:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mrnyc View Post
big area cities arent a problem, the real issue is the opposite, that many more older cities need to merge and annex.

old fashioned duplication of resources and suburban mini fiefdom governments are wasteful and holding them back.
The Bay Area should do this. There was a movement in 1912 that if successful would have annexed everything within 20 miles of SF--but the response from Oakland: Bitch please.
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