Article “Millersville approves fire merger” reports “Millersville borough acted Monday to adopt the Blue rock Fire District, which will replace four fire companies which serve the borough and Manor Township.”
WATCHDOG: Three wags of the tail! Now let’s move ahead with the concept of a regional police department.
It is unlikely that the historic boro and township plethora will be reversed, but we can mitigate the fractionalization and achieve savings by merging school districts, police forces and, where appropriate, fire departments.
It has often been said that government would be much more efficient if it were run like a business. What businessman in their right mind would tolerate 76 different divisions in an area the size of Lancaster County (60 municipalities plus 16 school districts)? This is the height of inefficiency.
Imagine the millions of taxpayer dollars that could be saved every year simply by eliminating duplicate management and facilities in Lancaster County!