Complex sentence: In 1984, a referendum of merger between the city and neighboring Northampton Township was placed on the ballots of and approved by local voters, and in 1985, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township, the first merger of a city and township in Ohio.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1984, a referendum of merger between the city and neighboring Northampton Township was placed on the ballots of, and approved by, local voters. In 1985, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township, the first merger of a city and township in Ohio.