Although this article is about Ramapo, the same can be said for any community where a new population is moving in, from Harlem gentrifying to refugees in Utah. Most people want their community to stay the same and don’t want change.
As long as the law is not broken, there is not much that those who are against change can do. Of course, if the FBI comes down and arrests the developer for braking the law, all bets are off.