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I'm not sure I agree that this is /wrong/ per se - the issue arises from the city council's disinterest / lack of expertise (which itself comes from disinterest

by Tyrek 6y ago

I'm not sure I agree that this is /wrong/ per se - the issue arises from the city council's disinterest / lack of expertise (which itself comes from disinterest) in these systems. If the issues are disclosed clearly, and the city council continues to sign off on the implementation (due to disinterest, cost pressure, whatever) without consulting knowledgeable third parties, then it's only realistic that the blame falls on the ultimate decision-maker (in this case, the city council).

munk-a 6y ago
The issue is that that strikes me as being incredibly socially inefficient. This town is probably going to be suuuper careful with water system security from here on out but the next town over might hit the same issue a few years down the line. There probably aren't more than a few dozen vendors of this type of service nationally and it'd be easier to learn the lesson at that consolidated level.