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FromTheIsle t1_j1igpe4 wrote

Reply to comment by I_Enjoy_Beer in Why are Henrico roads so much better? by RefrigeratorRater

Density makes it cheaper to maintain actually. Sprawling roads like the ones in Henrico normally mean less tax dollars per mile for funding. Richmond overall has far more services to maintain, is massively disorganized, and also struggles to maintain its tax base.

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turnipmeatloaf t1_j1iilc8 wrote

Richmond also has more concentrated poverty than the surrounding counties which isn’t really something easy or cheap to fix

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FromTheIsle t1_j1ij5jo wrote

Ya its just alot of issues that Henrico doesn't really have to even think of. Henrico and other surrounding counties also don't have to really think too much about how to draw in people because RVA does that for them. The counties score big time on just having to focus on basic services while Richmond is tasked with heading regional efforts to maintain tourism, population growth, transport, etc. Henrico, Chesterfield, Powhatan, and Hanover can all just aboard the revenue stream that is Richmond.

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JustDyslexic t1_j1j5pyn wrote

This is also why we are setting up regional tax for transportation. Tourism is also handled at the regional level

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UniversityAny755 t1_j1jy0ls wrote

A lot of the city is also made up of state government and VCU, which don't pay taxes and minimal service fees.

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