Your community has seen little economic expansion over the past few years and the mayor has...

   

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Your community has seen little economic expansion over the past few years and the mayor has been working very hard to attract new businesses into town. He recently got a sportswear manufacturing company to consider building a facility in town, but only if the community provided $60,000 worth of property and infrastructure necessary for the building. You have been working in the community for the past 12 years and have a very secure job, and you have no firm position on this economic expansion project. The mayor is a close personal friend of yours, and she has asked you for your support at the upcoming city council meeting. How should you respond to the mayor's request? A large meat processing facility recently moved into your small rural community. The company is by far the town's largest employer and people commute from over 30 miles away to work for the company. The facility is such a large employer that the town has seen a tremendous influx of minorities. In order to better accommodate the new members of the community, the city council has proposed building a large affordable housing complex a few blocks from your home. It is very likely that the complex will drive down the value of your home by over 30 percent. You were looking forward to selling your home and retiring to Arizona in five years, but are not sure if you will be able to do this if the affordable housing complex is built. A group of neighbors have banded together to pressure the city council to withdraw his proposal for the complex. One of your neighbors has asked you to join the group, and you feel strongly that the complex should not be built in your neighborhood. You do not have strong relationships with anyone on the city council. How would you respond to your neighbor's request? Your community is made up of a small downtown district dominated by family owned businesses. Your community was recently approached by a large discount retailer, Wal-Shop, about setting up a store next to the main highway on the outskirts of town. The new store would likely lower prices on a number of consumer goods and would provide an additional 250 jobs to the local economy. You own the local hardware store, and this new store would likely have a direct effect on your sales. You are adamant that the new store not be built in the local community, and you are leading a group of local citizens and business who are opposed to the new Wal-Shop. Several key city council members are your good friends, and they support the building of the new Wal-Shop. There is a key city council meeting on the issue tomorrow. How should you resolve the conflict that is likely to occur in the meeting? Your community has seen little economic expansion over the past few years and the mayor has been working very hard to attract new businesses into town. He recently got a sportswear manufacturing company to consider building a facility in town, but only if the community provided $60,000 worth of property and infrastructure necessary for the building. You have been working in the community for the past 12 years and have a very secure job, and you have no firm position on this economic expansion project. The mayor is a close personal friend of yours, and she has asked you for your support at the upcoming city council meeting. How should you respond to the mayor's request? A large meat processing facility recently moved into your small rural community. The company is by far the town's largest employer and people commute from over 30 miles away to work for the company. The facility is such a large employer that the town has seen a tremendous influx of minorities. In order to better accommodate the new members of the community, the city council has proposed building a large affordable housing complex a few blocks from your home. It is very likely that the complex will drive down the value of your home by over 30 percent. You were looking forward to selling your home and retiring to Arizona in five years, but are not sure if you will be able to do this if the affordable housing complex is built. A group of neighbors have banded together to pressure the city council to withdraw his proposal for the complex. One of your neighbors has asked you to join the group, and you feel strongly that the complex should not be built in your neighborhood. You do not have strong relationships with anyone on the city council. How would you respond to your neighbor's request? Your community is made up of a small downtown district dominated by family owned businesses. Your community was recently approached by a large discount retailer, Wal-Shop, about setting up a store next to the main highway on the outskirts of town. The new store would likely lower prices on a number of consumer goods and would provide an additional 250 jobs to the local economy. You own the local hardware store, and this new store would likely have a direct effect on your sales. You are adamant that the new store not be built in the local community, and you are leading a group of local citizens and business who are opposed to the new Wal-Shop. Several key city council members are your good friends, and they support the building of the new Wal-Shop. There is a key city council meeting on the issue tomorrow. How should you resolve the conflict that is likely to occur in the meeting?

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