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A related strategy is called strip annexation, which involves annexing a narrow strip that encloses a large block of unincorporated land. Strip annexation was widely used by the municipalities of the Phoenix metropolitan area during the 1970s to preemptively gain control of large areas of land before other municipalities, without having to ...
A study of Texas municipal boundary changes from 2000 to 2010 found that deannexation accounted for only 2.6% of the overall changes in municipal area during the study period. [29] In general, when land is deannexed from a local government, the debts of the local government do not stay with the land, unless a statute provides otherwise. [5]
The rules that govern municipal annexations in absorption of neighbouring territory vary by country. [3] For example, in the United States, incorporated cities and towns often expand their boundaries by annexing unincorporated land adjacent to them. Municipalities can also entirely annex and be entirely annexed by other municipalities, though ...
A sign at Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, north of Walnut Creek, California. An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. [1]
The causes and effects of municipally owned corporations are posited to be different from those of state-owned enterprises. Corporatization may be more utilised locally rather than nationally allowing more hybrid or flexible forms of public service delivery such as public-private partnerships and inter-municipal cooperation.
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As such it is a type of unitary authority that has the governmental powers of both a municipal corporation and a county. [1] A consolidated city-county is different from an independent city, although the latter may result from consolidation of a city and a county and may also have the same powers as a consolidated city-county.
2022 revision of Form 990. Form 990 (officially, the "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" [1]) is a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that provides the public with information about a nonprofit organization. [2] It is also used by government agencies to prevent organizations from abusing their tax-exempt status. [3]