The question I'd have would be should there be: 1) direct democratic participation in those authorities (elected by the residents of the area), or 2) should th

The question I'd have would be should there be: 1) direct democratic participation in those authorities (elected by the residents of the area), or 2) should they be selected by the subsidiary jurisdictions (counties/cities), 3) or by the state (legislature or governor). The state government seems dysfunctional in a lot of ways, so while maybe goals could come down from the state, the actual authorities should be 1) or 2). Maybe some combination.