The town's and county's regulations reverse every 8 or 10 years. This benefits quick-buck operators but not sustainable development. Policy flip flops give new programs a chance to be tried, but only briefly. And anecdotes about haphazard changes are not as useful as deliberate policy experiments. A balanced council may let each side test its program where its support is strongest.
Some issues polarize communities.
Even in these cases, Condorcet's rule can find the policy supported by a majority. Story Abortion is a complex ethical issue, but most proposed laws follow a one-dimensional line with various statutory restrictions added from left to right, liberal to conservative. Candidate A says it should be legal, free, and encouraged for unwed teens. E says it should not be encouraged. J says it should require teen counseling and parental notification.