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Monrovia, Indiana

The town tried to get a water line a block up to Main Street, and put a fire hydrant

The town tried to get a water line a block up to Main Street, and put a fire hydrant

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The town tried to get a water line a block
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up to Main Street, and put a fire hydrant.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:28
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Civic Film LLC,Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,PBS

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Movie Summary

Following the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.
They-they don't serve for fire. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
They-they don't serve for fire.
They serve for residential only, and their hands are tied. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
They serve for residential only, and their hands are tied.
And I can't-- I can't give you the particulars on it. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
And I can't-- I can't give you the particulars on ...
The federal government has all these regulations and such - Monrovia, Indiana 00:25
The federal government has all these regulations and such
They would like to do, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
They would like to do,
And their board limits them as to-- - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
And their board limits them as to--
And this is why we need to be very careful - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
And this is why we need to be very careful
Because we don't have the infrastructure - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
Because we don't have the infrastructure
So it needs to be - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
So it needs to be
Several years ago, the town was talking about - Monrovia, Indiana 00:16
Several years ago, the town was talking about
Uh, getting into the water, water business - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Uh, getting into the water, water business
So is there a solution to this, this problem? - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
So is there a solution to this, this problem?
Yeah, and I think we're going to be at the mercy of what, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:10
Yeah, and I think we're going to be at the mercy of wha...
You know, the thing is, is that - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
You know, the thing is, is that
I mean, we can as far as our planning, you know, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
I mean, we can as far as our planning, you know,
I don't know what the county's thinking is - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
I don't know what the county's thinking is
You know, as far as I know, they've been pursuing, you know, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:12
You know, as far as I know, they've been pursuing, you ...
When you live in the country, you're not going to have - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
When you live in the country, you're not going to have
And so that's a decision that some people, you know, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
And so that's a decision that some people, you know,
Unfortunately, but you know, there was a time - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
Unfortunately, but you know, there was a time