Agreed, I made a similar point up above, but after you. I am in favor of turning over infrastructure to local neighborhoods, POAs where they exist or small taxing districts otherwise.  I wonder how much of that would still be built if it was being paid for directly by the local neighborhood.  Roads would narrow for sure, except in really high end neighborhoods, or high status neighborhoods anyway (I know some super high end neighborhoods that are practically [and literally in some cases] gravel roads).  Storm sewers might survive, but then again, I think there would be lots more septic tanks and less sewers in the distant suburbs.  

robc , August 3, 1:57 pm.