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Started 8 months ago by Walker
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GCrites80s
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^I'd say overannexation started during Mayor Sensenbrenner's first term in the '50s and had been "just the way things are done" basically until a few years ago. The theory behind it was to keep Columbus from being completely dominated by suburban interests that were starting to form at that time. It was a very forward-thinking strategy but it resulted in the maladies you describe. People didn't envision suburban-style development becoming a drain on finances at that time. I sure don't have a fix for it.

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Walker
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Over-annexation definitely has it's share of problems today.

Under-annexation would have left us with a completely different set of problems (much smaller population & smaller tax base).

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