fund or maintain civic necessities such as:

• clean water delivery
• sewage removal
• electricity generation and delivery
• garbage and recycling removal
• public safety
  • police forces
  • fire protection
  • emergency response
  • flood control
• a justice system
  • courts
  • jails
• transportation
  • road planning and construction
  • bridge planning and construction
  • street lights
  • traffic lights
  • driver licensing
  • airports
  • railroads
  • subways
  • buses
  • parking
  • snow plowing
• mail service
• sidewalks
• parks and recreation
• schools
• libraries
• property and county records
• land surveys
• research and development
• public health
  • hospitals
  • pollution control and remediation
  • food supply testing
• legislation