Under these conditions, people are less willing to tax themselves. Especially when they see special interests dipping their fingers into the tax pot, as developers do when they manipulate city government into giving them cheap access to street, park, storm water, water, sewer, school, library, fire, law enforcement, and government systems-all infrastructure for their properties. The above systems are failing due to a lack of maintenance and a lack of funds to expand the systems' capacities to carry the burdens of growth. The streets were, and are, congested, rutted, and cracked. Some even have pot holes.
Transportation problems are just the beginning.
Parks are so congested that ball teams are forced to play out of town. Floods are exacerbated by storm water from parking lots, roofs and streets. Water lines leak, valves crumble if turned, and water shortages are not uncommon. Sewage overflows into the streams and backs up into basements. Schools and jails are overcrowded.