Policy Analysis, St. Louis County

Kirkwood Sets the Example on Consolidation

Last Thursday Kirkwood agreed to its second consolidation of services with a neighboring municipality in the past two months. These examples were small and I doubt anyone will really notice anything has changed but I do think they're worth celebrating. I also think they offer some important insight for how bigger, more significant consolidation can… Continue reading Kirkwood Sets the Example on Consolidation

St. Louis County

Potential Partners in the Consolidation Game

The city-county question has dominated local discussion of fragmentation and subsequent consolidation. Recently, the implications of this conversation has come into more focus. The most likely route to consolidation between  the city and county is for St. Louis City to re enter St. Louis County as its 89th municipality [Editors note: I've had to reduce… Continue reading Potential Partners in the Consolidation Game