Goldilocks > Most of the frum residents of Rockland are pretty upset by the construction going on here.
let’s look halakhically: new construction should not ruin other residents, but can compensate for damage. Presumably, this is what town clerk is doing – developers pays for whatever damage he does to the town (what is it?). Really bad damage I can think of – building houses that will increase crime. Other than that – there will be more traffic? Think of all people who need housing and possibly of people who want to earn money building a house. You have to have a serious reason to limit them.
At the end, those woh feel strongly about this should start their own town, like new Square, and control what they want to do as a community.