For 1988, member municipalities said that based on information from the state, they were projecting increases of 15 to 20 percent.

But member municipalities did not learn of the proposed increase for four months.

The term Hesselberg recreational region refers to the combined area of these member municipalities.

It urges that regional agencies be required to find sites for such housing, voluntarily with member municipalities or through negotiations.

These are governed by the member municipalities and have only limited powers.

The governing board consists of elected officials representing 15 member municipalities and regional districts.

Board members are elected officials of its member municipalities.

The individual member municipalities (referred to as Pearls) benefit from the exchange of experiences among each other.

We have 20 member municipalities, and most of the chief elected officials are up for election every two years.

Final budget control for a regional district is still held by the voters of its member municipalities, however.