More pertinently, the head of the commission claimed to me that everyone affected by B1 received notices 1 year ago. I nor my neighbors received any such notice. Therefore the commissioners had made up their minds about the tavern issue, and all other ones, without our having the opportunity for full input.
This failure to communicate is why the government and those who serve on commissions are often surprised to find their activities, after a lot of work, becoming the object of disagreement and rage. Therefore we need more transparency and efforts to communicate from any new government.