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E-PrinceThe separate governing bodies representing Princeton Borough and Princeton Township have formally agreed to explore the possibility of merging or sharing some of their overlapping services and resources, The Times of Trenton reported on Tuesday.
The Borough Council and the ...
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Uh there isn't a boro FD and a township FD. Station 61 and 62 are in the boro and 63 is in the township, but all are part of station 60, a shared FD...
Thank you for you contribution, AC
As a long time village official from New York, I can say that mergers and sharing services are always worth analyzing but the savings need to be specified and realized - not just promised. Will taxpayers see a 10% reduction or 5%? Or more years of studies and promises of savings? Governor Corzine can promise savings, as he does in this article, but where are the specific municipal examples? New Jersey has had Commissions look at this issue going back to the 1970's and nothing has changed. And maybe that is what the public really wants. Which is fine. Municipal mergers or sharing is on a "case by case" basis and should not be subject to the wide generalizations we see that "everyone should do it to cut taxes". The real efficiencies are in assessing what each town expends in budget/taxes versus population/per capita and the costs of their services/manpower.