Infrastructure = Trust

It’s easy for local government to get caught up in the narrative that all government is wasteful or corrupt or both. Those of us involved in local government know that neither is largely true, but how can we overcome this perception?

Build something permanent.

When you build something that the taxpayers can see, touch, or walk on, you are building trust. When you build something that is going to last 40 years or longer, you are building trust.

Adam Probolsky recently spoke about this at the Southern California Water Coalition.