That kind of nonsense goes on with those who believe that everything needs to be taxes and are living off taxation.
We were living in the country and the state/province decided to amalgamate small towns around into the large city and we got double the taxation and no extra service and a continual 2.5% per year tax increase for 10 years. No reduction in bureaucracy. BTW, they charge for water and for sewage more than the water even if the water is used for your sprinkler or pool you pay a sewage charge. And, they want to tax well water too, only thing left is an air breathing tax.
And it goes ON...