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Project developers hold a series of unfortunate “town halls”

Photo: Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg
Photo: Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg (Getty Images)

In an attempt to engender goodwill locally, the company decided to hold a series of “town halls” designed to give county residents the opportunity to hear more about the project and ask questions. These town halls, which took place throughout November and December, were, more or less, a disaster. The word that repeatedly got used to describe them was “heated.” At numerous meetings, local residents got up and hurled insults at Jan Sramek, the CEO of the company, while questioning the legitimacy of the project. Read More