re: #7 teleskiguy
Roads. Bridges. Power lines. Railroads. Sewer systems. Dams. Pipelines. Under sea cables. Ships. Satellites.
This is a *very short, VERY SHORT* list.
Two infrastructure items here the town fully supports is our public library and park.
For such a tiny town, we have a huge collection of books, access to the Internet (which includes access to pay services like medical and legal databases), &c.