Citys Forming?

[BHJ]

I have seen lately several areas trying to form new citys. I saw on the news the other day where the new city of brookhaven is already talking about raising taxes and I'm not sure how much in the way of services they even provide.
Do people really think more politicians and red tape are going to make things better? I have yet to see government shrink or cost less.
Thoughts?

 

[captdave77]

These cities wanted to break away from City of Atlanta. Sandy Springs has been doing great.

 

[Laxguy59]

The cities are tired of paying high taxes to fund another part of their district and not getting any of their own money.

 

[captdave77]

The cities are tired of paying high taxes to fund another part of their district and not getting any of their own money.

North Fulton want to form it's own county for the same reason.

 

[Laxguy59]

North Fulton want to form it's own county for the same reason.

I cant remeber which city or county, but one trying to become independent was once consumed as a favor or bailout since it couldn't pay its own debts, and now it wants back out.

 

[captdave77]

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I cant remeber which city or county, but one trying to become independent was once consumed as a favor or bailout since it couldn't pay its own debts, and now it wants back out.

Was it Milton?

 

[dakota port]

The cities are tired of paying high taxes to fund another part of their district and not getting any of their own money.

x2 one place pays the taxes then a area north of them get mostly all the the money, and people are waking up to the problem and wanting to break away

 

[Laxguy59]

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Was it Milton?

Yea I think so

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x2 one place pays the taxes then a area north of them get mostly all the the money, and people are waking up to the problem and wanting to break away

One could argue that it should be solved by zoning and placing low income housing in less concentrated areas. But honestly an overly diverse(meaning different types of land and housing) can cause huge problems because the city as a unit cannot act as a unit serving competing interests and on that basis one could argue both areas deserve to split from each other.

 

[captdave77]

When cities get too big, bureaucracies get out of control and the politicians become too far removed from their constituents.