![]() For others, it’s because their suburb or township specifically functions as a tax dodge or a gated community. Local politicians often oppose merging localities for a variety of selfish reasons. The Dayton metropolitan area can be greatly improved using available tools if only our local politicians had the will (and courage) to use them. Here at Reconstructing Dayton, we are pushing for such changes, but we also think it’s important to look at existing solutions. ![]() The ideal way to reconstruct Dayton would be to change the Ohio Constitution to account for the 21 st century. Things are structured this way for historical reasons, which is a nice way of saying that corrupt politicians have found ways to make this system work for them instead of their constituents. Previously, we discussed how the Dayton area has sprawled into one giant metropolitan area despite the artificial political boundaries we have erected to distinguish one city from the next. There was a time when the city annexed land as it grew.
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