Empowering Local Government
New law shifts property ownership from central to local government
.In Georgia, the central government owned the property used by local governments on a day-to-day basis, such as city halls, park equipment, and municipal water and sewage systems. While the central government allowed local governments to use this property, the situation restricted local government’s ability to make important decisions regarding repair, maintenance, and quality control. As a result, in many communities, government buildings and local infrastructure are falling apart.
USAID’s local government project assisted the Georgian government in writing a law that transferred this property from central to local government... more
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