Home Rule and Consolidation of Huntington and Cabell County Governments

Today's Herald-Dispatch reported that a proposal from the City of Huntington to be considered for one of the five West Virginia cities who will participate in a pilot "Home Rule" program approved by the West Virginia Legislature and Governor Manchin, will soon be on its way to the state. I am encouraged by this "progress."

Now, if we can only get our government leaders to seriously consider a reorganization of our counties and cities. Consolidation is the only answer for ensuring that our local governments are "lean and mean" and capable of conducting the peoples' business in a cost effective and efficient manner during the rest of this century and beyond.

“Where there is no vision the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18