September 21, 201511 yr Combine Daviess and Hancock Breckinridge/Ohio/Grayson Co Or it could be Grayson Co/Edmonson Hart Then put Breckinridge/Ohio/Hancock, but that's still a small population. Or you could do Grayson with Hardin/Breckinridge/Meade AND Hart Combine Hancock & Ohio with Daviess. I don't know...maybe just get rid of the current county lines on a map and start drawing.
September 21, 201511 yr I'll start making the combos now with areas I know. You guys feel free to add, and also tell your local people why their job is irrelevant and unnecessary, and an albatross on your county's finances. Nelson/Marion/Washington counties Franklin/Anderson/Shelby/Spencer Bullitt/Hardin/Meade Oldham/Henry/Trimble Gallatin/Carroll/Owen/Grant I just knocked out 12 unnecessary counties. Again, feel free to add. I'll go ahead and give you a bonus: Boone/Kenton/Campbell — let's hear the NoKy folks — especially the hardcore GOP/efficient government types — explain why this is a bad idea. Where you got LaRue going in all of this? One of these two seems natural. Or the LaRue/Hart/Green/Taylor combo?
September 21, 201511 yr What would be the geographic limits to combining counties? With all the things that require visiting the county offices how far would you limit the distance? Is population even important anymore?
September 21, 201511 yr Northern Kentucky County, Louisville County and the rest of the state county. That should about do it. You're actually on to something there. How about: Campbell-Kenton-Boone-Pendleton-Grant-Gallatin Oldham-Jefferson-Bullit-Nelson-Spencer-Shelby Bourbon-Scott-Franklin-Woodford-Fayette-Anderson The areas around the big population centers have the road system in place to make travel to county offices fairly easy.
September 21, 201511 yr I'll start making the combos now with areas I know. You guys feel free to add, and also tell your local people why their job is irrelevant and unnecessary, and an albatross on your county's finances. Nelson/Marion/Washington counties Franklin/Anderson/Shelby/Spencer Bullitt/Hardin/Meade Oldham/Henry/Trimble Gallatin/Carroll/Owen/Grant I just knocked out 12 unnecessary counties. Again, feel free to add. I'll go ahead and give you a bonus: Boone/Kenton/Campbell — let's hear the NoKy folks — especially the hardcore GOP/efficient government types — explain why this is a bad idea. For the record the combination of all 3 counties would be much worse for the Democrat party in NKY. I think it's something to look into , I'm all for cutting government waste and spending. I do think there are much smaller counties we need to worry about first , I wouldn't start with 3 of the larger counties in the state. But again if we are talking cutting government spending I'm in.
September 21, 201511 yr You're complicating things too much. Let's just be smart and efficient about this and make a Jackson Purchase County out of those 8. No reason for there to be 8 counties there. No way. I'm all for combining counties, but that would be too much. Remember we have an aging population and some very rural back country roads in those areas. It would be too much to ask to have some people drive 75 miles or more to the county court house or clerks office.
September 21, 201511 yr Anderson and Mercer makes perfect sense. Franklin and Owen I think would make a good fit. We all know it will never happen...at least probably not in our lifetime. And remember, there have been I believe over 80 new court houses and judicial centers built in the last 10 years or so. If someone could snap their fingers and combine counties today, that would be 100's of millions of dollars wasted because some of them would no longer be needed, depending on what county/city became the new county seat.
September 21, 201511 yr No way. I'm all for combining counties, but that would be too much. Remember we have an aging population and some very rural back country roads in those areas. It would be too much to ask to have some people drive 75 miles or more to the county court house or clerks office. Unless they are gay and want to get married...
September 21, 201511 yr Unless they are gay and want to get married... What's being extremely happy got to do with driving to the court house?:idunno:
September 21, 201511 yr Anderson and Mercer makes perfect sense. Franklin and Owen I think would make a good fit. We all know it will never happen...at least probably not in our lifetime. And remember, there have been I believe over 80 new court houses and judicial centers built in the last 10 years or so. If someone could snap their fingers and combine counties today, that would be 100's of millions of dollars wasted because some of them would no longer be needed, depending on what county/city became the new county seat. You could always have a satellite office staffed with one or two people.
September 21, 201511 yr Where you got LaRue going in all of this? One of these two seems natural. Or the LaRue/Hart/Green/Taylor combo? This one works.
September 21, 201511 yr GOOOD!!! Then maybe we can also cut down on number of classes in football! Uh, oh, sorry wrong thread? Edited September 21, 201511 yr by OlDog75
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