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When community members clash over neighborhood changes

Our neighborhood association is split between long-time residents who want to preserve the character of the area and newer families who need different things from the community. Every meeting turns into the same arguments and I'm watching people I respect become adversaries over issues where we actually have more common ground than we admit.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Competing visions of community good are creating false opposition between people who share underlying values.

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