With the fastest growing population in the U.S, Phoenix needs to be a step ahead in managing its resources. To prioritize utilities for its people, the city should be able to relocate #farmland while aiding in its relocation. It’s a simple case of individual vs populace.

The City of Phoenix is faced with a combination of challenges. Arizona has a history of two decades of long term drought where the eastern and southern portions of Arizona are under an extreme drought. Not only is the drought situation a challenge on its own, but it makes the city more vulnerable to terrible fires. 

On one side the city has been faced with drought for decades, and on the other it has the fastest growing population according to the Census Bureau of the U.S. The Mayor of Phoenix, Kate Gallego says that almost 1/3rd of the people moving to Arizona valley decide to reside in Phoenix, and with the quickly growing population, it is still the responsibility of the city to provide services and stay ahead in terms of identifying the needs and planning for them in advance. On top of it all, the issue of climate change continues to hover over the valley.

To cater to its increasing population and the need for clean water, the city ought to develop a water sewerage system. Relocating Crooked Sky Farm would have provided the city authority with land to build a sewer system plant to help cope with the need for clean water amidst a drought, particularly important for a city whose population is continually on the rise. When it comes to individual versus majority, the administrative authorities have to look out for the benefit of the population by providing utilities to its citizens. This has to be the top priority of a city’s administration. In this case it’s not like the city authority is catering to provisions on complete expense of an individual. They have offered to aid the process of relocation, which may not be everything, but still a major relief for anyone who knows how difficult the process of relocation can be without an aid.

The City of Phoenix is home to multiple farms producing organic fruits and vegetables hence the relocation of one farm and reduction of supply from that farm may not be as big a problem for the population as it would be to run out of clean water.