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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Place Levels and "villages"
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:54:10 -0400
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Darrell A. Martin wrote:
>
> However, a Vermont town is NOT a municipality. The forms
> of government are different.
>

The definition of municipality that I am using is " a city, town, etc.
having its own incorporated government".

> >I believe there are no incorporated villages in MA and VT. If a town
> >divides the new part is another town or city.
>
> In Vermont, a village may just be a more or less
> formally recognized "place," like a crossroads with
> enough buildings to be named; or it may indeed be
> incorporated." snip

As I said, you should know something about a states civil organization
and I don't know VT. If you want complexity, PA has townships, boroughs
and 1st, 2nd and 3rd class cities, that I know of. NJ has town,
townships, villages, boroughs and cities.

bob gillis


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