This is what happens when your politicians need to make it look like your tax money is actually doing something, so that next year, they can justify spending more tax money.
No this is because their brother in law just started a stair company.
I ran for my town's water board precisely because when they needed to build an administration building the contract went to the water director's brother.
Our water company was a private co-op so the board is elected from home owners who then elect the director.
I lost as I knew nobody at the meeting but I came 2 votes shy of getting one of the four slots just by dressing well and I guess introducing myself well.