Avoid them because eventually they will be penalized. Though it is frustrating to see a site elevated for unnatural reasons.
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RE: Should I remove 'local' landing pages? Could these be the cause of traffic drop (duplicate content)?posted in On-Page Optimization
Yea I have seen this before. You need to put some more work into describing each page to distinguish a difference to search engines. If a bulk of the pages on your site have the same basic content it could cause trouble. At a minimum your Counties should be very different from the sub city pages. Also if nobody is really searching for the Counties and Your Service I would eliminate that page. Also if you change anything don't forget your 301's.