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| meetings at which citizens and government officials air and exchange views on public issues and problems. |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction
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| authority a city or town can have over land just beyond its current borders. |
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| the power to limit land use within certain areas. |
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| major construction meeting basic needs, such as highways and sewers. |
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| New England tradition where citizens vote on local issues by a simple majority of the whole. |
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| taking territory to make it a state or part of an existing city. |
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| meeting for the public to express its views. |
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| candidate or office holder who is not from a particular district. |
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| list of expenses and revenues. |
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