Politics + Other Mistakes piece on redundancies in county government, estimati

Politics + Other Mistakes piece on redundancies in county government, estimating that eliminating the county bureaucracy would lower property tax bills by up to 12 percent statewide. Gov. John Baldacci\u27s plan to have the state take over and consolidate county jails in order to save $7 million next year was met with fierce resistance by county commissioners. Baldacci eventually dropped his proposal