Raised Holy H*ll at public hearings and convinced enough of the councilmen that it was an over reach of government. We were lucky in that it was one councilman's personal mission and no one else on council was willing to get in there with him. I think, in the end, he was convinced, too, that it wasn't the role of government. He was a friend and he and I had long conversations about it, and shortly after our last long conversation he completely backed off of it and said he wouldn't try it again.
You guys don't get fired from your jobs for raising holy hell at council meetings?
And besides, the hell raised if and when it is, doesn't always enter the minutes.
IOW, voice doesn't matter.