I'm in the south. My municipal planning commission is made up entirely of developers (non elected positions appointed by a centrist mayor) and the agency that works for them (where the real planners work) is headed by a lifelong bureaucrat who rolls over for the commission because he's buddies with them. So the well intentioned planners (yes they're libs but they're trying) can't do shit bc everyone they work for is self serving. It fucking blows and major issues like affordable housing and gentrification can't get addressed even though the city staff wants it to (and it's leaders claim they care).
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I'm in the south. My municipal planning commission is made up entirely of developers (non elected positions appointed by a centrist mayor) and the agency that works for them (where the real planners work) is headed by a lifelong bureaucrat who rolls over for the commission because he's buddies with them. So the well intentioned planners (yes they're libs but they're trying) can't do shit bc everyone they work for is self serving. It fucking blows and major issues like affordable housing and gentrification can't get addressed even though the city staff wants it to (and it's leaders claim they care).