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Unified-government opponents make case in Currituck County.

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)

| March 11, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Virginian-Pilot. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jeffrey S. Hampton

Mar. 11--A group formed last month opposing unified government in Currituck County aired its views Friday before about 30 people at the Currituck County Library. Meanwhile, a group formed in January supporting unified government plans to campaign closer to the May 2 referendum on the issue. If local voters agree, Currituck County would become the first county in the state, and possibly in the nation, to take on powers of both city and county without already having a municipality within its borders. Most government services would remain unchanged, but local communities would not be able to incorporate . A unified government would take…

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