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Yzelski t1_izqaiuc wrote

Reply to comment by extraORD1NARYmachine in Opinions on consolidation of Hudson County into one city? by Hij802

Exactly. Why would you want JC's problems and higher taxes.

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Hij802 OP t1_izuzym9 wrote

Taxes would go down with consolidation. Half of our 564 municipalities are pointless and only serve to make our taxes higher than they should be.

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Yzelski t1_izv8s9q wrote

You're right. Start with the small towns, not an entire county. Donut Hole towns like Metuchen. Towns with the same name like Boonton borough and township. BTW taxes never go down, this will slow the rise.

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Hij802 OP t1_izwcprl wrote

Oh yeah I know, those should be first to go. There’s like 30+ donut hole towns, and then on top of that there’s easily another 60+ small towns that are either surrounded on 3 sides by another town or sandwiched between two large towns.

Just look at a municipality map of NJ and look around for like 5 minutes. Easily can spot like 100 towns that should be annexed by another one. The majority of them have very few residents.

This was just a hypothetical though. Even if taxes don’t go down, they will absolutely be far better utilized since municipal services will be cheaper to operate, leaving a surplus to spend on other things.

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