"A member of one town's governing body, speaking on condition that I not name him, said it absolutely makes sense to regionalize police, fire and ambulance services. "We already back each other up, we all know the area and we could zone services and cut costs," he said.

The challenge, he acknowledges, is overcoming geographic boundaries and getting everyone to think as one wider community. Also, he might add, towns like Harveys Lake must shift the political polemics to a higher level. Now that is a real challenge."  For the rest of Paul Golias' article, please click here.