ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Regional district

Okay kiddo, so you know how we live in a city, right? But there are also places around our city that aren't part of our city but are still nearby, like other towns or villages. Now, a bunch of these nearby places might decide that it would be helpful to work together on things like building roads, looking after parks, and figuring out where to put new buildings.

That's where a regional district comes in. A regional district is like a big group of these nearby places that work together. They're kind of like a team that helps take care of the area around our city. The people who run the regional district are called directors, and they're like the captain of the team. They help make decisions about things that affect lots of people in the area, like building big new roads or making sure everyone has clean water to drink.

Now, even though the regional district is made up of lots of different places, they still need to follow certain rules and laws that are set by the government. The government helps the regional district with things like making sure everyone is safe and healthy.

So, to sum it up: a regional district is a team made up of nearby places that work together to take care of the area around our city. They make decisions about important stuff like building new roads and keeping people healthy, and they follow rules from the government to make sure everything is done the right way.