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0 pointsFireBeyond2mo ago0 comments

> Unless you know a guy, in which case it's all open doors and green lights because that's how local politics always is.

LOL, in my city, which is the capital city of our state, the city planning committee and property developers are all friends. By which I don't mean "having a drink at a community event", I mean openly posting on social media about their families going on vacation together, "Loved our family spending the week at this airbnb with the X family! So many good times and memories!"

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potato37328422mo ago

It's a club and you ain't in it.

FireBeyondOP2mo ago

So true.

There was a vote about a measure to change up some tenant's rights in the city code (strengthening them).

It passed 12-1. One dissenter, a Mrs [can't remember] Greene.

Didn't think anything of it until someone pointed out "Oh, you mean [can't remember] Greene, wife of Jim Greene, owner and CEO of the second largest PM company in the County, Greene Property Management?"

"Someone should ask her whether she's representing her constituents or her husband and his clients."

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