What do New Jersey and Zionsville have in common?
More than you might think.
New Jersey with some 8.7 million people and 566 municipalities prompted Bloomberg News to visit Zionsville Thursday to interview town officials about “reorganization”. There is no land in New Jersey that is not in a municipality of some kind. In 2008, then Gov. Corzine suggested cutting state aid to all municipalities less that 10,000 population to “encourage” mergers to reduce administrative costs. The recent IACT award that Zionsville received, for its efforts in reorganization, caught New Jersey’s Gov. Christie’s eye, hence the Bloomberg News visit and interviews.
So what do Zionsville and New Jersey have in common? The need to reduce the size and cost of government while still delivering services effectively. (We’ve been there and are doing that) The interviews will air on Bloomberg TV on Tuesday, November 8th. Follow me on Twitter @CandaceUlmer and I’ll try to give you the specific time.
