And as that plant succeeds, as well as others like it, more and more people are attracted to the tremendous quality of life found in your region. But of course the more people who live there, the more government services you will be expected to provide. In the dynamic nature of today's world, we are all connected. Over the last 40 years, the playing field has changed. Regional cooperation just makes sense.
Municipalities working together can increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Working together pools resources that you might otherwise not have when local governments go at it alone. Pennsylvania has the second largest number of governments in the nation. If you add all the municipal authorities and school districts in, we boost our rank to number one. And you all know, first hand, the challenges that presents at times in making government perform at its best for all the people it serves. Competition is tougher.