Infrastructure requires maintenance, and the tax base of a given piece of infrastructure is generally funded by the amount of property tax recovered in the area

Infrastructure requires maintenance, and the tax base of a given piece of infrastructure is generally funded by the amount of property tax recovered in the area; this means that inappropriate developments aren't just misaligned investments; they're also a continuing stream of expenses for years to come which is ultimately borne by the rest of the community. Now this isn't necessarily what will happen, but the relationship between communities and development is more involved than 'development = more resources for the community'.