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ten things only public sector urban planners can understand

4/6/2016

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Urban planners come in all shapes and sizes and work for both the private and public sectors. While they share a common passion, there are some extra things that public sector planners working in local and state government are exposed to.
1. 45 minute phone conversations with NIMBYs
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2. presenting a friendly face for the public
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3. inside jokes at public meetings
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4. putting out fires that are dropped on your desk after an elected calls
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5. responding to FOIA requests
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6. knowing so much about the inner workings of local government but not being able to tell anyone
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7. being a broken record
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8. conducting neighborhood meetings
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9. deflecting interdepartmental squabbles
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10. coping with long periods of understaffing
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