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“You’d probably see some economies of scale around things like public safety,” public works and parks after disincorporation, said Fitzgerald, noting that it would be “voluntary, not forced takeover or anything like that.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2018

This new tool of disincorporation shifts power back to the people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 7, 2015

That "supposedly" a city made Vernon vulnerable to a state legislature effort in 2011 to eradicate the town through the process of disincorporation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2015

You may find Ballard's willingness to imbue the cadaver, during the very act of its disincorporation, with the mortal elements of an individual life … well, disturbing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2014

Vallejo, meanwhile, northeast of San Francisco, declared bankruptcy in 2008, and a number of other cities have considered similar actions, including disincorporation.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2011