Why Developers Keep Getting Blindsided at Public Hearings
If your first real exposure to opposition is the night of the public hearing, your project is already in serious trouble. Developers who treat hearings as the “start” of the process fail to understand the modern political landscape.
How to Identify When a Competitor Is Secretly Fighting Your Project
Competitor-generated opposition is widespread, sophisticated, and almost always covert. And it’s far more dangerous than typical NIMBY resistance because it’s supported by real resources: lawyers, engineers, organizers, and sometimes entire PR firms.
Bringing a Knife to a Gun Fight
Don’t be naive about who your opponents are and what they really want. Seemingly irrational opponents may have a very rational motivation to shut you down. Identifying covert competitor generated opposition is essential if you want to successfully overcome it and get your project or initiative approved. Dealing with abutters, neighbors and impacted stakeholders with […]
