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Is this just because skyscrapers spend a lot of money on marketing, but water treatment plants don't? It's not like one is inherently more interesting than the

• yardie 6y ago
  No. Modern buildings are going up and part of the proceeds from those construction fees and property taxes are supposed to be used towards enhancing the infrastructure. So a sewer system that was built for 1000 people doesn't get overwhelmed when another 1000 are added. In many cases it is spent in general funding. Only when sewage is literally running down the street do city managers even remember they have a sewer system to take care of. My own city has pipes over 50 years old. They have to raise rates again to pay for replacement because they had not been factoring in the costs for decades.