Which Issues Are Most Important To You?

1. Environmental Impact: Pollution, wildlife disruption, harm to farmland, water, human health 6. Jobs & Economic Benefits: permanent jobs created for local residents, short-lived economic benefits
2. Location & Land Use: Distance from residential areas, farmland, environmentally sensitive zones, airport, schools, low-income neighborhoods
3. Noise & Light Pollution: impact on birds, sleep patterns, health, property values 7. Ongoing Monitoring & Accountability: Distrust in self-reporting, concerns that enforcement must be robust and public
4. Water Use & Quality: Consumption, contamination, wastewater, stormwater runoff. Can City's infrastructure support?
5. Power & Energy: Increased rates, strain on the power grid, reliance on non-renewable energy sources 8. Community Process & Transparency: Transparency, Non-Disclosure Agreements, information accessible to the public
6. Jobs & Economic Benefits: permanent jobs created for local residents, short-lived economic benefits
7. Ongoing Monitoring & Accountability: Distrust in self-reporting, concerns that enforcement must be robust and public
8. Community Process & Transparency: Transparency, Non-Disclosure Agreements, information accessible to the public

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