Most new residential development in Autauga County has followed the roads and sewers of the City of Prattville. Why Lowndes County has failed to develop, I don't know. Perhaps this visioning process will tell us why, and how to bring our close neighbor into better relations. Lowndes County is on a direct line to Selma, a proud city to the west that is linked to the Montgomery metropolitan area in many ways. These five counties inevitably will rise or fall together.
None has totally independent status.
What is good for one is good for all. A new industry in any of the counties fuels commerce in the others. What is bad for one is bad for all. Like the multiple strands of a rope we are stronger together than apart. Several other metropolitan areas have opted for cooperative development.