Or, as they did in my county, the hearing notices are buried in fine print in some third-tier rag (that few read) to meet the Letter-of-the-Law regarding "Public Notice" of such hearings.
It IS interesting that whether Environmental Wacko's, Anti-smokers, Abortionists, or Gun-grabbers, or _________ (fill in the blank), these people seem to have all the time in the world to attend such gatherings, no?
Rent-A-Mob