______________________________________________________________________________ IS HOME RULE THE ANSWER? CLARIFYING THE INFLUENCE OF DILLON’ S RULE ON GROWTH M ANAGEMENT Jesse J. Richardson, Jr. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Meghan Zimmerman Gough Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Robert Puentes The Brookings Institution A Discussion Paper Prepared for The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy January 2003 ______________________________________________________________________________