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To be, or to disband? A question facing shrinking towns

AUGUST 24, 2018 | by Daniel Vock | GOVERNING

“One official in Pennsylvania wants to make it easier for municipalities to disincorporate. … What happens if and when a municipality decides it no longer has the means to support itself and wants to disband? Municipalities in Pennsylvania are allowed to merge with each other, but that‘s often impractical. … Thirty-eight states allow for towns to disincorporate …”

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