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Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 01:50 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 May 2009 01:18
A way to reduce property taxes, eliminate excess government, and run for governor (see above). From Newsday.com:
A bill being pushed by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to consolidate local governments cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday but not before some lawmakers raised objections.
Five members of the 20-member Assembly Local Governments Committee urged caution, saying the proposed petition process to abolish governments could be perverted by nonresidents.
They also called for a larger number of signatures to make petitions valid, for referendums to coincide with general elections and for the financial consequences of consolidation to be known before balloting.