alt Hacker NewsI’m a voter who prefers we establish rules that be followed rather than encumber every project with a lengthy community dialogue.
I’m a voter who prefers we establish rules that be followed rather than encumber every project with a lengthy community dialogue.
These companies aren't coming in, buying property at market rates, and developing it with existing infrastructure under current zoning laws. They usually want tax breaks, major infrastructure changes, and other accommodations and guarantees. It's completely reasonable for people to want a dialog with their representatives before those kinds of arrangements are made with a company on their behalf. And it's entirely reasonable for them to vote out reps that are overly accommodating.
I live in an historic district. I had to attend a public meeting a couple years ago to get approval to change a lamp post. It is perfectly reasonable to ask tech companies to show up and defend massive projects to the public.