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Oh there absolutely are local taxes, and they only increase. Here in the UK it's "council tax", and often paid to the authority one higher up than the one responsible for trees and green spaces. A relatively small amount then trickle down to the local town and parish councils for them to spend.

Council taxes are mostly spent on social services. Councils can barely fund garbage collection, schools, and road maintenence on top of that. Probably not much left for all the nice things.

>Are there no local taxes which can cover this?

There are monthly, local taxes, yes. Payable by all residents.

Are they enough? Nothing is ever enough.