The "How To" guide to killing a development...again...!

Shhhh, can you hear that? It's the sound of The Preserve crawling out of the trash and dusting itself off for another go. The city should have known it couldn't get rid of Tommy and Steve that easily. I can almost guarantee that you folks down south will see this plan again. Sure it'll be dolled up and probably wearing a dress but it'll be the same old pig it was when first introduced. A minny-mansion nightmare with a side of Old Folks homes and apartments. Can you believe it? The powers that be killed this vampire but they didn't drive a stake through the heart, just the arm. In order to kill it, and I mean kill it dead, you're going to have to come together one more time. Only this time, out of pure boredom and a little spite, I'll help. here's a few pointers for the next round. Start now and save yourself work later...

• Let's start with blocking any attempt to rezone. The way to do this is to make your planning commissioners aware that although a plat must be approved if it meets the basic requirements as set forth by your city's unified development code, the zoning is another matter completely at the discretion of the zoning board. A discretion that should be encouraged to deny.
  
• Second let's look for the cheerleaders and make sure they are cheering the right team. Joe Johnson for instance. Don't be mad at Joe for his support of The Preserve the last time around. He really does have a hard time bringing CEO's and Presidents to Lancaster to live. After all, they like to live in big houses and shop at grocery stores. That's allot to overcome when you're the Chamber President! He really never saw the underbelly of the project and was only privy to what we allowed him to see. (Glossy stuff always looks nice) I really feel that if he had heard what I had heard and seen what I had seen he would have been lined up along with the rest of you.
• Make sure, double sure, triple sure that your city manager knows what these guys are going to do. Not the plan that they present, but the history of what they've done in the past. Find any project that has turned out consistent with what they said it would be and I'll give you a shiny new silver dollar! None of their projects meet the expectations of the buyers or the city including the ones that they're currently involved with. Need proof? Ask anyone that lives in Boardwalk where their park is!
• Finally, gather all of the LAND OWNERS that immediately surround the project (within 200 feet) and have them sign a request for a super majority vote. You should be able to get the petition from the city secretary. Have at least 20% of those land owners sign it and force the super majority vote ( meaning all but one must vote FOR the project for it to pass.

PS. You might encourage the counsel to vote it down with prejudice this time, that'll kill it for at least 12 months as submitted.