Town of Trenton (population 4498)
Name of service/government operation: town of Trenton and 3 villages
Form of sharing: Town takes care of the services listed below
Services affected: Dog Control, Zoning Enforcement, Codes Enforcement, Recreation, Plowing and Sanding of Roads
Year started: Roads started 50 + years ago; All others started in 1995
Partners: Villages Of Prospect, Barneveld and Holland Patent
Primary goal(s)/motivation(s): Elimination of Duplication of Services and Control of Costs
What planning process preceded the sharing? joint meetings and one on one between key players in the local governments
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? formal contract for roads.
Challenges: eliminating conspiracy theories that the town was going to eliminate the villages
Benefits: elimination of duplicate services and costs.
Impact on budget: minor
Impact on labor: none
Impact on service: better serve, better response
Key contact: Mark Scheidelman