While he didn’t give the reasons for his opposition to the project, a friend of his told The Daily Mail that the comedian opposed the project because the housing would not really serve those with low incomes.
He used threat of pulling his projects out instead of stating his reason at the meeting.
My guess is his reasons were clear to the board.
I lived in NH at one time. Their zoning rules were practically non existent. I used to have to go to the meetings because I was involved with extending utility plant through new areas.
When there were meetings on projects, the people speaking would talk as if everyone knew the issues.
It was like opening a 500 page book to page 300 and start reading. My guess is that if the author had looked into it just a little…they could identify the issue.
Money talks. You can make the greatest case possible, but unless money is involved, nobody will listen.