Pocatello-Chubbuck merger advisory question a hot topic for upcoming Bannock County Election
Idaho State Journal -
By Shelbie Harris sharris@journalnet.com
An advisory question on the Bannock County election ballot this November asking voters if they would support studying the potential for a Pocatello-Chubbuck merger is attracting strong opposition from one of the cities involved.
Chubbuck’s Mayor Kevin England and the six members of the City Council on Oct. 11 said it was their explicit duty to issue a joint statement saying the ballot question was not an issue that affects the entire county and asked their city’s residents to vote against studying the merger.
“We have collectively heard from many citizens of Chubbuck, and without exception we have been asked by all to not allow this to happen,” England and Chubbuck City Council said about a potential merger of Pocatello and Chubbuck. “We say to each of you that we agree, but it is now up to you to make sure and vote no on the advisory question. The city of Chubbuck has a very bright future and to change course now, in our opinion, would be a mistake.”
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