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Friday, October 7, 2011

What Is A Borough, Anyway?

We live in a town, don't we?
No, we live in a Borough. 
What in the world is a borough (no donkey jokes)?

A borough is a form of government that rose out of the late industrial era in New Jersey. I presume this new form of government was instituted to roll with the times, increasing populations, and who gets the taxes.