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the boring miracle that turns tax money into water, roads, and trash disappearing on schedule.
means the basic operations a local government runs so a city actually functions day to day.
from from latin municipium, a self-governing town whose citizens handled their own civic duties in exchange for local autonomy.
oldest examplerome had public aqueducts by 312 bce
invisible until brokennobody thanks plumbing until it fails
biggest budget itemoften policing or public schools
privatization debatesome cities outsource trash, water, transit