The way it works, or doesn't

Sometimes city governments run smoothly, but as they operate with humans in a democracy, rough patches happen.

Balancing human needs, egos, ambitions, desires, skills, or a lack of them, all within the confines of public perceptions, budgets, legal restrictions, and politics sounds like the kind of idea that might cause many stalwart business pros to run screaming from the room where it was sugges...