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The problem with a lot of small to medium sized towns is that the people in charge of making zoning decisions are just local good ol' boys (or girls) who got vo
by waterlesscloud 14y ago
The problem with a lot of small to medium sized towns is that the people in charge of making zoning decisions are just local good ol' boys (or girls) who got voted in office because people knew who they were. They are in no way qualified to make these kinds of decisions.
And so you get what you get.
- JoshTriplett 14y agos/voted/appointed/ in most cities.
- arrrg 14y agoMy uneducated opinion is that appointed/career people tend to do better. You do not want to get politics involved, that tends to screw things up.
- msrpotus 14y agoWho do you think appoints those people? It's all about politics, either directly or indirectly.
- arrrg 14y agoThere are ways of shielding those decisions from politics. Relying on appointed people is one such way. No shielding is perfect – but it’s better than nothing.
- pc86 14y agoHaving politicians appoint people they know is not going to be demonstrably better than having those same politicians ask people they know to run for that office instead.
- pfraze 14y agoBut I bet those people would love to get their hands on a game that helps them simulate their decisions.