Comment by Bloating

3 years ago

The neighborhood developer paid for that. The roads connecting, donated many many years ago by the landowners at that time

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bell-cot  3 years ago

Ah! - so the next neighborhood over has all-private roads, and the homeowners association there (not the government) pays for all snow plowing, crack & pothole patching, repaving, storm sewer work, etc. that might be needed?

  • sophacles  3 years ago

    Ah yes, the HOA. A group of elected people that can compel you to do things with your property, require you to pay a share every year or they take your home, and have the ability to fine you if you don't comply with the majority opinion. Very much not a government in any way!

  • hcurtiss  3 years ago

    I get the point you're making, but to the facts, that is quite literally how many subdivisions work, and least in the western US.

    • bell-cot  3 years ago

      In my corner of Michigan, there seems to be a very clear dichotomy on this:

      - Private developer builds a sprawling subdivision with plenty of nice wide roads and lots. (So a very large area of pavement per tax-paying property.) And turns the whole thing over to the city/village/township, to be their public road budget black hole forever more.

      - Private developer builds a very compact little development, with houses (or condo's) packed in like sardines along a rather narrow and minimalist Private Road.