Government can lease commercial property, the same as anyone else. In the backwaters of upstate New York, half the post offices are in leased buildings, includ

Government can lease commercial property, the same as anyone else. In the backwaters of upstate New York, half the post offices are in leased buildings, including parts of private houses in otherwise residential neighborhoods. So, you don't really need anything special to provision for local government, just a local government with tax dollars to spend.