The Civic Front Door: Why Municipal Consolidation is the New Standard for Resilient CommunitiesÂ

For decades, our local governments have lived in silos, literally. If a resident needs to file a property plot, pay a water bill, review a zoning variance, and check a library book out for their child, they are routinely forced to embark on a multi-stop tour of their town. They cross paths with dispersed, unrelated departments housed…