Joseph, I agree that it’s a formula problem, but that doesn’t really matter. What matters to residents is that the spending will go down. Maybe they should lobby to get the formula changed, and then the attitude of people will change?
As far as infrastructure, it’s not just about electricity and plumbing. I have family in Monsey who complains about the traffic and lack of parking. The roads there weren’t designed to handle large amounts of traffic, or the parking demand. You also aren’t necessarily correct about facilities – I’ve been told that in Monsey, power outages due to storms are much more common than in other areas. This is because the infrastructure was put up extremely quickly. There aren’t always backup systems in place, and the wiring wasn’t necessarily put in as it should have been (i.e. above ground on poles instead of buried, as is commonly done with newer constructions).