MINEOLA, N.Y. — In some places, it's as simple as pulling the plug on thousands of unused telephone lines or installing software that automatically shuts off idle school computers to save on electric bills. Other places are doing such things as merging town fire departments, combining 911 centers or outsourcing the collection of parking fines.
Local governments try to do more with less
Monday, September 24, 2012 | 6:28 p.m. CDT
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