<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishL.S.N.J. awali ilipendekeza mpango wa serikali ambayo ingeacha eneo la Passaic tofauti kwa sababu ya ukubwa wake na matatizo ambayo yalifanya kuwa mshirika asiyependwa wa kuunganisha.  <response>: LSNJ originally proposed a state plan that would leave the Passaic area separate because of its size and problems that made it an undesirable merger partner. 