Sounds like a terrible local government. Have you considered moving away? Local governments compete with each other to attract taxpayers, and if enough people leave they'll be forced to change their political structure.
This town has the best school districts in my state, close proximity to interstates since I work in the core of our metro area, and (somewhat) affordable housing prices as it's not the "wealthy" community. Plus I've locked my rent in at pre-pandemic levels and moving away would cause my rent expenses to almost double due to the surging rent prices everywhere else.
It's a terrible local government, but right now I'm not in a position to move anywhere else without ending up driving 3hrs a day to go to work and paying way more than I can afford.
It's a terrible local government, but right now I'm not in a position to move anywhere else without ending up driving 3hrs a day to go to work and paying way more than I can afford.