Sunday, January 29, 2012

State to promote teamwork between entities

Jan. 29, 2012, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com

In western Ottawa County, several local governments share a fire department and they are looking at sharing a law enforcement district.

That’s the kind of collaboration the state wants to see more of, so much so that officials are willing to either give or lend local entities the seed money to get started.

The Local Government Innovation Fund is a new state program with $45 million to offer entities some grants, but mostly loans. To qualify for the funds, governments must find new and innovative ways to work together.

The goal is to create a more-efficient system of local governments that will save taxpayers money.


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