Although described in the official consultation as an open proposal as to the Size of Council, this denotes the number of councillors only, not relating to budget or number of local government staff. (en.wikipedia.org)
If you take these little in - town districts off the table, the actual number of local governments falls to around 4,200, according to the office of the state comptroller. (politico.com)
Whenever Andrew Cuomo would rant how New York State is being choked by the stratospheric number of local government entities — 10,521, by his count — around the state, he surely had a picture of Green Island in his head. (politico.com)