Homeowners on a street in Germany have been told they must foot the bill for their road's construction - even though it's been there for nearly 80 years. Residents on Auf'm Rott, in suburban Dusseldorf, went to court after city authorities told them pay an average of 10,000 euros ($11,000; £8,400) per household for what looked like a long-established road, Die Welt reports.
Auf'm Rott's current residents will be shelling out for the "Hitler asphalt", streetlamps dating back to 1956, a sewer from the 1970s, and pavements and greenery added in 2009. But despite taking a sizeable financial hit, the residents appear to have accepted the court's verdict. Spiegel Online reports that they've withdrawn their complaint, saying: "If this is how it is, then this is how it is."
Whut ?
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Isn't that what taxes are for, on the local level??? To pay for maintenance and upkeep of the various roads, sewer systems, walkways, etc?
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