POLI 318 Chapter Notes - Chapter merger mania reading: Ontario General Election, 1999, Montreal Urban Community, Victoria (Australia)
8 Oct 2018
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Merger mania: the assault on local government summary: municipal amalgamation in the united states, 1854-1942. Current debates in canada about municipal amalgamations frequently cite american references, both positive and negative, and indeed the united states has had some influence on the structure and practice of local governments in canada. It is important, however, to remember one big difference - american municipalities enjoy constitutional protection from coercion by state governments. A municipal corporation in the united states is created mainly for the interest, advantages and convenience of the locality and its people. American cities grow by annexing unincorporated areas within their counties and no solvent. American municipality has been forced, against its will, to lose its status and join another in almost 100 years. The amalgamations of distinct municipalities that did occur did so following approval by referendum. The two most dramatic examples are philadelphia and new york.
