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Aug 18
15m 17s

Land Use Politics with Ryan Hawkins

Victor Menasce
About this episode

Ryan Hawkins is based in St. Louis where he consults as a campaign manager for developers all across North America on the politics of land use. On today's show we are talking about the types of opposition that materialize and how to respond to them.

To connect with Ryan and to learn more, visit https://www.sabrepointpa.com/

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