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Legislature. Baltimore City may be alone again.
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DR. BURDETTE: I know that. I am interested
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in Dean Fordhanfs testimony in essence that you don't have
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the dichotomy. You say this, but this seems to flow from
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it, that the dichotomy between the legislative delegation
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from Philadelphia and the City Hall crowd, that has been
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one of the big problems in Baltimore. What City Hall
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wants, the legislative delegation doesn't want, they tend
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to run the town.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any real drawback,
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carrying Mr. Melvin's position forward ar.d having the
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Legislature have the responsibility of defining the powers
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to the home rule units, do you believe or feel, or does
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your experience indicate that that unduly ties up the
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Legislature with matters of local concern rather than mat-
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ters of general concern such as budget, finance, other mat-
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ters Statewide?
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DEAN FORDHAM: I think it has been true in soxe
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states. I don't know the experience in this State. It
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may be controlled so there's no problem, but in some states
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like Florida or North Carolina or formerly in Tennessee,
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