• NotANumber@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    Yeah you need the consent of the council for planning permission. Not the consent of the individual people.

    I am not a libertarian either, but whatever.

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      6 days ago

      Well, you’ve kind of missed the basis of a democracy. You the individual person cast a vote for your council person, right? Usually when we have town council meetings regarding real estate development, individual people do show up and scream.

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        6 days ago

        Thinking democracy actually works and the representatives actually care about the people is very wishful thinking. From my experience they don’t and they haven’t for a long time.

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          2 days ago

          I live in a town of 2,000 people and democracy does work. We get to hooting and hollering on the town Facebook page and we’re tossing a bunch of local officials in a few weeks

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        6 days ago

        I wouldn’t know. I haven’t been to a town council meeting before.

        Would a town council even be involved in an industrial zone which might not even be part of a town?

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          2 days ago

          Industrial zones are defined by the town council! You should go some time. I used to develop weed grows. Everyone shows up and acts like you’re gonna sell their grandkids drugs. It’s great.