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====Otisfield Town====
 
====Otisfield Town====
 
1978 - withdrew from Cumberland County and joined Oxford County
 
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'' <ref>[[http://www.otisfieldme.gov/pages/otisfieldme_webdocs/history.pdf Otisfield's Villages]]
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''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'' <ref>[[http://www.otisfieldme.gov/pages/otisfieldme_webdocs/history.pdf Otisfield's Villages]]</ref>
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==Rhode Island===
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===Washington County===
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====New Shoreham Town====
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1963 - Transferred from Newport to Washington County
  
 
==Virginia==
 
==Virginia==
===Accomack===
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===Accomack County===
 
1940 - the General Assembly adopted a standardized spelling of Accomack (previously spelled various ways, including Accomac)
 
1940 - the General Assembly adopted a standardized spelling of Accomack (previously spelled various ways, including Accomac)
  
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2001 - Transitioned from an independent city to a town within Alleghany County
 
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.'' <ref>[http://www.cliftonforgeva.gov/files/document052512.pdf title=Comprehensive Plan Draft Clifton Forge Virginia] accessed on 2013-12-14</ref>
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''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.'' <ref>[http://www.cliftonforgeva.gov/files/document052512.pdf Comprehensive Plan Draft Clifton Forge Virginia] accessed on 2013-12-14</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 19:48, 15 December 2013

County Changes

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]

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]

References

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