In recent weeks, my articles have addressed certain outside influences at work guiding Forsyth County planning purposes. I began citing three “residential design standards” meetings I attended, run by private consultants rather than county planners. In each, I witnessed those consultants leading a smattering of attendees, ostensibly representing the entire population Forsyth County, through a process designed to appear democratic, but instead is one in which the results are predetermined. I referred to these meetings as “