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the citizens in the area. I would have to say I cannot
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agree with a geographical area, because 1 think a geo-
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graphical area reference is very much bounded in time
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and, as things develop, indeed changes may occur and it
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may be a while, indeed, as Mr. Ratchford has indicated,
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before Western Maryland may be highly urbanized. Never-
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theless, I think that a guide along the lines of the
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services rendered or functions rendered by the cities or
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carried out by the cities would be better than the size
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of the cities.
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I would think, however, that special districts
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that have been created for very particular services might
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well be abolished and that the services now rendered by
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those special districts be services rendered by whatever
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forms of local governments this Committee ultimately
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recommends be created in the State of Maryland.
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I would say with respect to question 2,
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particularly A, whether mandatory home rule would be tied
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to a population figure; I would simply say, although I
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don't pretend any expertise or even a great knowledge in
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the area of county government, once again I would think
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