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The latest merger to stop before it gets started is the one between the towns of Sussex and Wantag. When put to the voters, it failed locally by a 3-1 margin:
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The latest merger to stop before it gets started is the one between the towns of Sussex and Wantag. When put to the voters, it failed locally by a 3-1 margin:"If it wasn't going to happen here, I wonder if it's going to happen anywhere," said Sal Lagattuta, one of the proponents.It seemed like a natural candidate for a merger, but the people said they wanted to keep their identity, their name and that they didn't mind paying more to do it. Brian Donohue had this video over at the Ledger Live:We wrote last week about how the Medford Lakes council didn't even put it to their voters before squashing a proposed merger to share police services, not even merge the whole town. This will be a thorny issue for the new Governor to navigate, but one that if he's being real about changing the way we do business needs to receive some serious consideration. Brian Donohue asked this:
Will Christie have to push even harder to overcome New Jerseyans' love for home rule?The answer is yes he will have to push even harder, but the follow up question is will he actually do the pushing necessary?
