Re-municipalization

A paragraph to ponder from the Wall Street Journal by Mark Peters and Ryan Dezember - Public-Private Deals Clash: Montana City Attempts to Regain Control of Water System From Investor Group:

""There is a re-municipalization trend," said Keith Hays, vice president of Boston-based advisory firm Bluefield Research LLC.  Still, be noted, overall there are more towns and cities selling utilities than those trying to purchase them, with private-sector buyers spending more than $2.9 billion on water systems since 2004."