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With such a pathetically low density it’s only a matter of time before the northern burbs feel the infrastructure cost stress.
This growth mindset (zoning laws) really bit other major cities, and yet the mid west continues to make similar mistakes. I can’t wrap my head around it.
Sprawl sprawl sprawl, and never ask “who pays for it all”
growth through annexation…quick shot of tax revenue, longer term to provide services, though in this case it appears Fishers has been supplying some of the services anyway. Who pays for it? That’s easy, no need to ask. The taxpayers. But ring county residents are just figuring this out. They fled Marion County due to taxes (and schools and crimes) and now they need to build roads, schools, police, fire, hospitals, ambulance, etc. to have the quality of life they want. As Prof Hicks noted, they do so willingly (for the most part) to get the quality of life they wanted. They complain and moan, and then watch the next cornfield become a neighborhood driving more infrastructure needs.
Fortville will eventually realize they are better off staying within Hancock County and not having boundaries and jurisdictions in three different counties, including Madison as they grow north. Fishers proposed boundaries make the most sense, both physically and geometrically. One’s proximity of residence is relative to where and what they want to be part of for shopping, services, socializing, and just errand running. I would also bet that the development standards, utility service and quality of life will be upheld on the Fishers side of dividing lines.
life will be better
delete that last dangling line. Ha!