Companion tool · Community Impact Review

The Community Balance Sheet

Every project creates both value and cost. List them side by side, and propose a mitigation for each cost. This becomes the shape of a comment that decision-makers can actually act on.

BenefitCostMitigation

How to use this sheet

  • Fill in one benefit and one cost per row.
  • For every cost, propose a specific mitigation — a buffer, a condition, a fee, a limit.
  • Bring the printed sheet to the hearing. Comments framed as "We could support this if…" tend to move decisions.

For the ten Impact Categories that feed this sheet, open The Community Impact Review Handbook.