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> It can be things like roads or safe drinking water. In most rural areas the roads are maintained by the county outside the town, and people maintain their ow
by tristor 5y ago
> It can be things like roads or safe drinking water.
In most rural areas the roads are maintained by the county outside the town, and people maintain their own drinking water using wells. You pay someone to drill you a new well if it runs dry, and you're responsible for maintaining your own pumping system and getting your water regularly tested and treated if necessary. I have no idea what you're on about... rural areas don't work the way you are describing, you've obviously never lived in a rural area.
- seoaeu 5y agoWhy would it matter one bit whether the county or the town pay for road maintenance? In either case the cost burden is going to fall on the taxpayers, and if area population declines, the each person is going to have to pay more or accept their roads falling into disrepair
- TulliusCicero 5y agoIt's like you're purposely misreading what they wrote. Did you miss this part? > An important thing to remember is that cities/towns/counties often take out debt for spending that will pay off over time. They are very obviously talking about 'decline' in general at this point, not exclusively rural areas where most people or everyone gets their water from wells. Hell, just look at the comment they're replying to: > It seems peculiar to me that there is no standard process for the winding down of city governance when population dwindles.