Who's "the public" in public comments?
We'd be curious to see how this shakes out for this area: A study by researchers at Boston University found that the people who spoke at planning and zoning meetings in towns around the Boston area tended much more often to be people who opposed new multifamily housing, and also tended to skew older and be homeowners. (We'd that say that generally rings true for Albany planning board meetings.)
That's not really surprising -- if you're upset about something happening, you probably have more motivation to speak up. But it does highlight the need for people to speak up in favor of things they want to see, not just the things don't want.
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