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Geneva, IL | reply to DonChicago
Re: Can you spell B O O N D O G G L E ? said by DonChicago:
Various communities around the US have tried this effort, some with success, but most were fiscal failures. Why anyone would think that the local governments should get into the business of competing with the businesses they tax is beyond me. I suggest that they let the market take its course. Where there is legitimate demand for a service, private enterprise will deliver it more efficiently at less cost than any local government.
We tried this method, and waited for years for some company to offer service. It was not until the tri-cities decided to do it on their own that AT&T BB finally decided to do something.
There is something else you need to know. In Geneva we have done many things without the "help" of big business. The city buys it's own electricity and maintains it's own electrical distribution/grid/billing. In fact they are looking into building their own generating plant (this is still on the drawing board). Same with sewer, water and other small projects. This is a very "home grown" centered community.
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