Chesters merger idea to get feedback

Posted on February 3, 2009 9:04 am

Joint councils meeting will tap public opinion

Residents of Chester and Chester Township will have their say on whether the two municipalities should become one at a public hearing tonight.

A joint meeting of the councils will take place at the township municipal building to give residents the chance to weigh in on the possible merger of the Chesters. After that meeting, each council will then hold public hearings at their respective municipal halls to hear further comment.

In May of last year, the mayors of the two municipalities began an initiative to conduct a state-funded consolidation study in response to Gov. Jon S. Corzine's effort to drive down the cost of government by encouraging the mergers of small towns.

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