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Have they talked about how local laws and elections will work? The backers are putting up a ton of capital and boot strapping it with $1B+ in community benefits
by thesausageking 2y ago
Have they talked about how local laws and elections will work? The backers are putting up a ton of capital and boot strapping it with $1B+ in community benefits and housing subsidies.
When it starts being populated, is it going to be run like a company town[0] where they control the stores and restaurants? How much control will they have over local elections?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town
- kube-system 2y agoCouldn't they simply incorporate?, in the municipal sense. A quick search indicates this is the process in California: > Today, incorporation means going through a rigorous and complicated process with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in the county where the community sits (each census-designated place must be contained within a single county). Before a community can even apply for incorporation, at least 25 percent of registered voters there (a community must have a minimum of 500 registered voters to qualify at all) must sign a petition stating their desire to make their community a city. https://californialocal.com/localnews/statewide/ca/article/show/16942-california-cities-city-lafco-self-goverment/ https://californialocal.com/localnews/statewide/ca/article/s...
- jeffbee 2y agoInitially it will be unincorporated, so it will not be a company town or any kind of town. People will vote in County elections.