I have always pondered the topic of annexing the
nearby suburbs, and I would like to hear what the pros
and cons would be for such an initiative. I agree with
Terrell Brown in that when you step back and consider
the many municipalities that are housed within
Hennepin County the number is astonishing. Especially
considering that each of these municipalities have the
same or similar authorities as the City of
Minneapolis, which does indeed beg the question of
whether having so many municipalities is an efficient
use of taxpayer monies. The merging of these
resources would certainly benefit all of the
municipalities concerned in terms of efficient
government management and expenditure of taxpayer
resources. I hope that as the debate continues over
issues of spawl, affordable housing, and
transportation development the prospect of merging the
suburbs with the City of Minneapolis will not be
dismissed out of hand.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> From Wizard Marks
>
> > Back in the 1960s before the suburbs became so
> powerful a constituency, the
> > city should have annexed the near burbs out to
> the 694/494 beltline
> (roughly
> > quoted from Tony Scallon).
> > The city didn't and lost the opportunity to ever
> do it.
>
> I agree it would be very difficult, maybe
> impossible. However, I know that
> is has happened in at least two cases in Ontario.
> The cities of Toronto,
> Scarborough, York, North York, Etobico (sp?), and
> the Borough of East York
> became Metro Toronto in the past 3 years. As a
> former resident of Toronto
> (went to University), I know that many functions
> prior to the ammalgation of
> the cities were overseen at the Metro level,
> including police, transit, and
> probably fire. However, each city did have its own
> city council and mayor.
> What is now Metro Toronto comprises the whole Region
> (Ontario version of
> county). I learned last night that Ottawa and
> outlying suburbs have become
> Metro Ottawa. The push for the ammalgations has
> come from the Premier
> (governor) of Ontario Mike Harris.
>
> I believe Phoenix has added a lot of land to its
> city limits in the past
> decade. And I know in the 1920s Los Angeles became
> a much larger city based
> on the fact that Los Angeles had made long term
> deals for access to water,
> which other cities in the area hadn't and joined LA
> based on the resource
> that they had access to.
>
> Josh Kroll
> Powderhorn - Ward 9
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