Just for comparison purposes I'm spending $9 per thousand in my little town. There is no town police force....just ambulance and fire. Policing is done by the York County police. The library is private and not financially supported by the town. There is no municipal trash pick-up.....but, hey....who doesn't like mixing with the locals at the dump? There is a regional school district. The high school kids in my neighborhood travel 17 miles each way to get to school. Regional schools save tons on transportation with state (or federal?) reimbursement. This is accomplished with no major industry in town and no lakefront mega-mansions contributing to the tax base.
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