I understand completely how both the rural and urban communities need each other. It's just that I don't believe there should be a big brother/little brother relationship between the two - which is exactly what you are pushing for if you want Aurora to be able to condemn land in another county over 100 miles away. I didn't dismiss the fact that rural communities use more state taxes to fund their growth.  I just pointed out that Aurora uses more federal tax dollars to fund their growth than rural communities so I guess I don't really understand your point.  Tax dollars are used by all communities. Also, why dismiss how the history of how bigger cities in the state have decimated rural areas to promote their growth without concern for how they left things after pulling out the resources? 
You seem to think that the rural areas should give Aurora or any other big cities whatever they want and keep quiet.  And I'm the one building walls between the sides...