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Hardin County United Unified Government Study AppendixTRANSCRIPT
Appendix A number of articles have been written about unified government pertaining to the case studies communities. Following is a selection of articles and a PowerPoint presentation designed to provide additional background and insight on the subject: Athens – Clarke County, Georgia Does City-County Consolidation Save Money? The Unification of Athens-Clarke County Suggests it Might; Policy Notes, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia Unification and Hyphenation of Athens-Clarke County, Athens World Summary of background information on the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Foundation, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Web site http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/index.aspx?nid=140 Garland: Athens-Clarke charter is a broken promise, OnlineAthens
Augusta – Richmond County, Georgia Augusta leaders react to Mayor’s call for review of city charter; WDRW-TV 12 Web site Consolidation bill up for debate; The Augusta Chronicle web site Augusta Commissioners Elect New Mayor Pro Tem and Approve Committee Assignments; Ben Hasan, Augusta, GA Community Concerns Web site Who’s Right and What’s Left?; Metro Spirit Web site
Columbus Consolidated Government Consolidation Briefing – Hardin County, Kentucky (PowerPoint) Lexington – Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky Merger brought order, lower tax rates over years in Lexington, KY; Evansville Courier & Press Editorial: Lexington’s merge; Evansville Courier & Press Kentucky is much too poor of a state to support 120 county governments; The Lane Report
Louisville Metro, Kentucky Louisville becomes lean, less mean after city/county merger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Louisville Metro has shown other regions how mergers can change balance of power, City Mayors Dayton looks for ways to change, It’s Great ‘n Dayton Web site