The Lower Hudson Valley
A Balancing Act
Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if the quality of your town/city/local government services improves?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if businesses are more interested in locating to the area?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if your property taxes decrease by 5 percent?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if the cost of your town/city/local government services decreases?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if government consolidation did not save money, but instead made things more efficient?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if duplication and overlap of services is reduced?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if your town/city/local government receives grant money for consolidation?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if you would have less of a say in what happens in your town/city/local government?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if it increases the cost for your community but lowers the cost for most other communities?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if government consolidation means your community loses its own identity?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if people who work in your town/city/local government lose their jobs?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if your town/city/local government cannot make its own decisions but has to compromise with neighboring towns or cities?
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Would it make you more likely to support consolidation of your town/city/local government with a neighboring town or city, less likely to support consolidation, or would it not make a difference to your position if there are no cost savings for you?