So it comes down to the voters in this and every community and what they want.  What do we want?  Do we care how many outside developers change the landscape of our cities?  Do we care whether we have green spaces where people can walk and meet others?  Do we want sanctuaries that encourage birds (other than pigeons and starlings) to enrich us with their presence?  Do we really need to eliminate ecology in order to experience growth?  What do we want our communities to look like for our children, and their children?

If we as individuals do not ask these questions and then stand firm in our conclusions I know that tomorrow our communities will look exactly as good as the lowest necessary standards in order for developers to make the maximum profits.  In other words we will have beautiful gated communities for the wealthier people surrounded by slums and ‘industrial parks’ for those who cannot afford better. 

A democratic community demands that people participate in a conscious way, a spiritual community demands that people participate in a conscious way.  We must get clear in our own minds about what we want our world to look like for our children, and then we must stand up. We must act in accordance with our desires.  When we do less than this we give our power away and resign ourselves at best to an autocracy, either political, military, corporate or religious. 

We must be the change we wish to see because we truly are the ones we have been waiting for.  No one but us will make our heaven and no one but us can take it away.