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In West Wendover, Nevada and Wendover, Utah, the people have spoken. They made it clear on Election Day they favor combining their bordering communities.
Hopefully, key politicians are hearing the message!
The merger will require strong political support. Not since the Civil War has a state boundary in this country been changed. Moving some 10,000 acres of Tooele County, Utah into Elko County, Nevada won’t be easy.
But, it makes sense!
The adjoining towns are isolated. They should be one! No need for separate police, fire and other public services! And, it is nuts to have separate school systems, especially when one side of the arbitrary border flourishes and the other struggles to make ends meet.
KSL calls on Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign to drop their opposition to the merger and go along with enabling legislation now before Congress. And we urge members of Utah’s congressional delegation to aggressively shepherd the measure through the required process.
Then, both state legislatures and governors should move expeditiously to deal with the particulars of the border change and annexation.
Clearly, making Wendover one has the grass roots support of those citizens most directly affected by the change. Their voice should speak significantly louder than the selfish special interest groups that oppose it.
