I don't see a problem with this.
Residents: "We're not happy about this as it impacts us directly."
BFI: "What if we did something for you, would that mitigating benefit be enough to allow us to do what we want?"
Residents: "What?"
BFI: "We'll donate $1.75 million dollars to your community to be used however you want."
Residents: "That sounds reasonable, deal."
That's very much an abridged version, but the point is that this is a deal between a company and a community for mutual benefit. Why is it 'bribery' or 'extortion', one way or the other? The community wasn't demanding cash, and the company wasn't trying to get away with something illegal or unethical. Would we even be discussing this if BFI had donated the construction of a park or a community center instead of just giving them the money?
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Originally Posted by Azure
Typical dumb take.
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