The dawn of township cooperation?

Development pressures in NJ are forcing townships to get involved across their borders. It's about time!

This article also gives very specific examples of the types of costs a town may have to undertake in order to support new housing development. One tends to think that it does go beyond new roads and sewage systems, but things like a new ladder to reach larger and higher houses and a new firefighter building to house the new ladder? That's an interesting glimpse into a township manager's life.