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A bill pushed by a southern New Jersey Democrat would make it easier for towns to share services without running afoul of tenure restrictions.
Experts agree that property taxes could be dramatically reduced if towns can find a way to share services, but the top lawmaker in the State Senate says too many municipalities simply refuse to do it because of home rule.
Voters in Princeton Township and Princeton Borough have decided to combine their two towns. Borough voters passed it Tuesday by a margin of about 3-to-2. It was even more decisive in the township, where it passed by a margin of more than 5-to-1. The merger takes effect in 2013.
It was recently announced that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will give towns that merge grants totaling 20 percent of their consolidation costs.
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