Local Government Opposition
Commenters debate the role of city councils, mayors, and local governments in blocking initiatives, emphasizing political will issues, NIMBYism, and strategies like elections or contacting representatives to effect change.
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There's a reason they say "you can't fight city hall"
Question doesn't stipulate that you're the mayor.
The government in this case being your city council
Wouldn't this all be better spent on municipal elections to unseat NIMBY's?
Make sure you tell your city representative. City level elections are generally easy to change if you put in effort to knock on doors.
you may be right. would be curious to see polling numbers.my reaction is perhaps a little overheated, but it's frustrating to see a city that is completely inept at solving its many real problems so quickly and effecively squash something that is at worst a minor inconvenience and at best actually a signifcant boon.
not the users. the mayor and city council.
Maybe you should take it up with your local government.
Looks like I'll need to do some research on the city government. Thanks!
It's the city's own policy. How could the mayor 'fight' it?