Cash spent in one part of the municipality (or province) means cash doesn't get spent in another part. Yes, there are various complicated formulas and area-rating that claims to ensure that some citizens in a municipality don't pay for services in another part of the municipality, but in the end everyone in the municipality expects a certain level of service (or not).
See also: various parts of Toronto arguing over services that are not (yet) universal; parts Cambridge arguing over where to park an athletic complex; or construction season that sees partial work done in every ward of the City, rather than complete work done on a few projects at a time, which might mean that some wards get no work in one year, but gets work in the next year.
See also: various parts of Toronto arguing over services that are not (yet) universal; parts Cambridge arguing over where to park an athletic complex; or construction season that sees partial work done in every ward of the City, rather than complete work done on a few projects at a time, which might mean that some wards get no work in one year, but gets work in the next year.