Golf-Course Hamlet of 29 Shows Why States Want to Erase Towns
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U.S. politicians facing budget deficits are gunning for hamlets such as Green Hills, a square-mile Pennsylvania borough with 29 residents that exists to allow alcohol at a golf course.
The town was created in 1978 so it could apply for a state liquor license for Lone Pine Country Club. It has an annual budget of about $10,000 to pay a solicitor and contract with a volunteer fire department in the surrounding township, according to Terry D. George, club pro and mayor. He was elected in 2005 with all five votes cast.