mynameisnotshamus t1_jbesd0t wrote on March 8, 2023 at 3:13 PM

Reply to comment by LawyersGunsandMoneys in Does CT need 169 municipalities? Some say merging makes sense by NicoleMcIsaac

My comment was meant as a joke, but how could West Hartford not exist without Hartford just as any other town could exist without Hartford?

LawyersGunsandMoneys t1_jbf55t6 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:37 PM

I just think that the nicer suburban towns depend on their neighboring cities for their prosperity and standard of living. I feel like there should be some mechanism to ensure that they pay their fair share, rather than walling themselves off administratively.

mynameisnotshamus t1_jbf7k2b wrote on March 8, 2023 at 4:52 PM

I just don’t know how they depend on Hartford. Employment - sure many work in Hartford, but many don’t. Pay their fair share of what? Many people work in a town or city that they don’t live in. Would this fair share apply to everyone then? That’d get messy quickly.