The best bit is that people will argue that it is literally impossible for this to happen.

Not when the city council are your accomplices. Who is going to prosecute?

The state apparently.

>"The Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, state governments and private parties who are sufficiently affected may all bring actions in the courts to enforce the antitrust laws."[1]

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law