While the nation struggles with the uncertainty of the next presidency there are movements in various localities across the country that are leading us away from our representative form of local government into a situation that is just as scary as what is happening at the national level. What it really is, is a plan to restrict outward expansion and to herd populations into urban areas where their movements and life choices will eventually be regulated in virtually all aspects. Participants come away feeling they have had a say in what is being done when they have actually been led to accept what the facilitator wanted them to accept.
Some people call it brain-washing.
In the final analysis planning boards or committees will be established and given the responsibility for drafting a plan conforming to the desires of the community as expressed in the public meetings. You should examine plans from several communities. It's amazing how similar they are. These same officials may update, modify, change the plans as they see fit and the citizens will have no way of voting them out. Protecting and maintaining your liberty requires constant vigilance.