If someone does not clean their yard, a complaint is made to the mayor. If a farmer wishes to sell to a developer, the city is asked to stop him. This attitude is probably a result of the high growth the state has under gone and the emphasis that this has placed on land use issues. While land use control is an important issue with cities and towns, it should never have become the primary purpose and focus of local government. Cities and towns are voluntary organizations.
Nobody has to live in an incorporated municipality.
You have no practical choice but to live in a state or a county. The decision to live in an incorporated city and town, while not always a primary factor, is at least an optional factor in people's life decisions. It is also true that a community's decision to incorporate is a voluntary one. Not all communities have chosen to do so. Some historical pioneer communities such as Herriman and Hanksville are just now choosing to incorporate as cities or towns.