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=County Changes=
 
=County Changes=
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==Illinois==
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===Macon County===
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====Milam Township====
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2009 - merged into Mount Zion Township
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==Maine==
 
==Maine==
 
===Hancock County===
 
===Hancock County===

Latest revision as of 09:35, 18 February 2015

County Changes

Illinois

Macon County

Milam Township

2009 - merged into Mount Zion Township

Maine

Hancock County

Otisfield Town

1978 - withdrew from Cumberland County and joined Oxford County In 1978, led by Albert Willis, the townspeople ... objected to being taxed to pay for Cumberland County's new civic center in Portland ... the Maine legislature passed an act enabling Otisfield to withdraw from Cumberland and join Oxford County [1]

Minnesota

Crow Wing County

Lake Edward Township

Lake Edward Township clarified the name with county board action on December 26, 2000. When the town was incorporated, it was incorporated as Lake Edward Township, but official filing records inadvertently noted the name as Lake Edwards Township. The town board petitioned the county board for correction and it was granted in 2000. (Source: Debbie Erickson - Taxpayer Services Manger Crow Wing County Auditor-Treasurer's Office - May 23, 2014)

Dean Lake Township

1994 - The county board dissolved Dean Lake Township on March 29, 1994. The name Second Assessment UT was established in January of 1995.

West Crow Wing Unorganized

When Dean Lake Township was dissolved, the Unorganized Township was established as First Assessment UT.

Hennepin County

Hassan Township

2012 - Annexed into Rogers City - effective January 1, 2012

New Jersey

Mercer County

Robbinsville Township

2008 - Name changed from Washington to Robbinsville - effective January 1, 2008

Monmouth County

Lake Como Borough

2005 - Name changed from South Belmar Borough - effective January 4, 2005

Ocean County

Toms River Townsihp

2006 - Name changed from Dover Township - effective November 14, 2006

Passaic County

Woodland Park Borough

2009 - Name changed from West Paterson - effective January 1, 2009

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County

Glen Osborne Borough

2008 - Name changed from Osborne to Glen Osborne - effective May 22, 2008 (source Diane Vierling Borough Secretary Glen Osborne, PA)

Rhode Island

Washington County

New Shoreham Town

1963 - Transferred from Newport to Washington County

Virginia

Accomack County

1940 - the General Assembly adopted a standardized spelling of Accomack (previously spelled various ways, including Accomac)

Bedford City

2013-07-01 - Transitioned from an independent city to a town within Bedford County

Clifton Forge City

2001 - Transitioned from an independent city to a town within Alleghany County

Clifton Forge filled notice with the Commission on Local Government of its intentions to petition the court for an order granting it the status of a town in Alleghany County in November 1999. The notice was accompanied by revenue data and other statistics supporting its request. Loss of jobs in the railroad industry, rising costs of maintaining its own schools and a general decline in the economy led to the decision to revert to a town. Over the next 6 months, officials met with representatives from Alleghany County and the Commonwealth of Virginia to reach anagreement on revision to a town. On May 30, 2000, the revision agreement was presented for comment at a public hearing. The city held a referendum on March 6, 2001 and passed by avote of 1,071 to 617. In July 2001, Clifton Forge reverted from a city to a town. Under the agreement, Alleghany County took over the Clifton Forge school system, solid waste collection, and property tax assessment and collection. The Town of Clifton Forge retained its police department and water and sewer services. [2]

Wisconsin

Brown County

Bellevue Village

2003 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) - effective February 14, 2003

Suamico Village

2003 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) - effective September 2003 "Suamico was incorporated as a village in September 2003" - http://www.hshistoricalsociety.org/Suamico.html

Calumet County

Harrison Village

2013 - Incorporated from a portion of Harrison Town "In 2013, the residents in the northwest portion of the town voted to incorporate a portion of the town into the Village of Harrison. This referendum passed by a vote of 984 For a Village and 114 Against a Village. Secretary of State, Douglas LaFollette, certified the incorporation on March 8th, 2013." http://www.townofharrison.org

Kenosha County

Bristol Village

2009 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated)

Marathon County

Kronenwetter Village

2003 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) - effective February 24, 2003 "On November 5, 2002 the community chose by referendum vote to incorporate the west portion of Kronenwetter as a village, which became effective on November 20, 2002. On February 24, 2003 the remaining sections were annexed into the village of Kronenwetter and the township dissolved as a legal entity." http://kronenwetter.org/community/about-kronenwetter/kronenwetter-history

Racine County

Caledonia Village

2005 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) http://www.caledoniawi.com/CaledoniaHistory.aspx

Rochester Town

2008 - Ceased to Exist - consolidated with Rochester Village following approval of referendum Nov 4, 2008.

Mount Pleasant Village

2003 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) "In September 2003, Mount Pleasant took a big step in becoming incorporated as a village, securing its boundaries as an identifiable community" - http://www.mtpleasantwi.gov/Visitors/Visitors_History.aspx

Walworth County

Bloomfield Village

2011 - Incorporated from a portion of Bloomfield Town - effective December 20, 2011

Washington County

Richfield Village

2008 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) - effective February 13, 2008

Waukesha County

Summit Town

2010 - Changed from Town to Village (incorporated) - effective July 29, 2010 http://www.summitvillage.org/village-board/village-incorporation

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