24- can deal effectively with them on an overall basis and can spread equitably the cost of carrying out the programs adopted. Local autonomy could be preserved and protected, while at the same time we could achieve the benefits that will follow a sound solution of our area problems. In the long run I am certain that each of us would be very much better off and that the Bay Area could assure to itself one of the soundest and most dynamic growths ever experienced by a major metropolitan region. I submit the suggestion for your thoughtful consideration, and I would welcome benefit of your views for guidance in my own thinking. There