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56301. Among the purposes of a commission are discouraging
urban sprawl, preserving open-space and prime agricultural lands, efficiently
providing government services, and encouraging the orderly
formation and development of local agencies based upon local conditions and
circumstances. One of the objects of the commission is to make studies and to
obtain and furnish information which will contribute to the logical and
reasonable development of local agencies in each county and to shape the
development of local agencies so as to advantageously provide for the present
and future needs of each county and its communities. When the formation of a new
government entity is proposed, a commission shall make a
determination as to whether existing agencies can feasibly provide the needed
service or services in a more efficient and accountable manner. If a new
single-purpose agency is deemed necessary, the commission shall consider
reorganization with other single-purpose agencies that provide related services.
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