Relying on speed traps seems a terrible way of financing a city. I can’t imagine this being stable. If people start speeding less (which should be the purpose of speed traps) what are they going to do?
They might have a moral leg to stand on if they actually had build the road themselves, rather than just grifting an existing interstate.
Reading the article, my alarm bells went off as soon as they bragged of parking a broken cruiser on the highway, as if that is a worthwhile endeavor for small government. There seems to be some unfortunate corollary whereby pushes for freedom end up attracting the worst types of authoritarians seeking a blank slate for their own rules.
The schadenfreude of small government failing to produce a thriving city with that particular cherry on top is why this is on the front page.
If this city had connected to the sewer, got a Walmart and become a normal and forgettable suburb other than its tax rate nobody would be interested in its story but because the insistence on low taxes and small government created what many here would consider bad results it is of interest.
That doesn't seem to be their concern, since the mayor planned on removing the property tax completely and then relying solely on sales tax.