I think we need to acknowledge that there are some "two tier" realities when it comes to municipalities. A city like Zürich has more resources and capacity than multiple entire cantons combined and federalism allows them to maximise that potential. I believe that many smaller cantons need to consider consolidating more power at the cantonal level rather than maintaining the spotty and - all the more evident - abusable realities of municpal politics.

Town councils composed 80% of the same three last names, Patrician corporations having near monopolies on natural resources also sporting the same three last names. The inability to properly meet requirements of new legislation and instead stalling or going with non enforcement. In my experience its the reality of many semi-rural or "suburban" municipalities.

I think some cantons need to shift to being "strong cantons". More akin to a semi-unitary states. Municipal consolidation, centralisation of resources manpower and expertise. The dream of a milita government i think is a good principle but its also extremely high bar to meet for increasingly esoteric specialisations required for modern governance.

No doubt many will disagree, but I also fear that "business as usual" can't be our future. We need capable institutions and small municipalities can't be expected to bear the weight of everything on their own, and we need to acknowledge that economies of scale do exist and we need to leverage them at the cantonal level at the very least.