Project Green Light Shines in Hearing Debut
Project supporters outnumbered opponents in the first field test of BIA’s new Project Green Light. Last Friday, BIA builders and associate members teamed up for the first time to advocate for job creation through public hearing project approval.
A day-long planning commission hearing pitted pro-job advocates against typical NIMBY opponents. The difference this time, as noted in the North County Times, is that advocates outnumbers opponents. The results were a standing room only hearing and a planning commission that heard loud and clear that projects mean jobs and economic recovery. That is music to the ears of an industry suffering from an 80% unemployment rate.
While opponents went for the quick kill – Green Light’s impact forced a more deliberate and reasoned debate by the commissioners with a final vote expected in the weeks ahead.
For up to date information, visit the BIA website at, www.biasandiego.org and look for the ‘Project Green Light’ icon on our home page. To get more work we need to get city hall to approve more work.
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