1] BMG does not represent the totality of the city of Lakewood. The taxpayers of Lakewood have the right to voice their opposition and input to where their tax dollars should go.
2] BMG as a non-profit entity has no legal right to involve itself in politics. They cannot endorse a candidate, or they stand to lose their tax exempt status.
BMG might be mammoth enterprise but the city is no longer based solely on it. So, YES people could protest when they see BMG act like Robin Hood. Robbing from the rich to pay the poor is not Tzeddakah, it’s Chammas.