I was insulted that you implied we didn't know the difference. When the mayor was finally approached he said he'd give it some thought after the 2000 Census was in. He did not promise anything. All of county government knows exactly what their positions will be after the merger. They've been fighting and squabbling with one another to get where they want to be in the power structure.
County government offers minorities nothing except an oppressive existence.
It is too intrusive, too controlling and is generally a destroyer of morals. County officials, in my opinion, are self-servants with little regard for the needs of the people. I would not feel free without a city government. You tell us unification is the only way the city can heal from lost revenue. I say that is not true.