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In some countries you have to pay for the road maintenance and development along your plots. That can lead to other absurdities, that a field owner along an ag
by lixtra 5y ago
In some countries you have to pay for the road maintenance and development along your plots.
That can lead to other absurdities, that a field owner along an agricultural road has suddenly to pay for make over and street lights that add zero value to their field.
A solution could be a more federal approach. Residents of the neighborhood have to decide how their taxes are used for maintenance. And they would directly feel the lack of taxes for maintenance.
- bell-cot 5y agoThat solution feels like it needs refinement... - In a commercial / industrial district (taxpaying companies, but no residents), do those taxpayers decide? - Is the "Residents...have to decide" voting weighed by how much each one is paying? It seems reasonable for Walmart to have a bigger say than any of the little stores & restaurants across the street from Walmart. - Is there some "I don't need" opt-out? A farmer growing 640 acres of corn across the road from Walmart probably doesn't even need the road to exist - the dirt roads along the other 3 sides of his field are good enough for tractors.