Local public affairs in practice
A capable company team can still need another voice in a local decision. Here is what that need can look like, and how we approach the work.
One public example
A company with operations across the country could immediately name three local areas where its proposals had been rejected after residents objected. The company hired JD Key for outside help understanding the opposition and building local support.
The question was who else could help make the case locally. An outside voice can listen to people who are hesitant, find willing supporters, and explain the proposal from a different perspective.
The work itself
We listen to officials and residents. We map support and objections. We help willing residents contact their own officials, and we track that outreach. James and Blake also make the case in interviews, op-eds, and testimony.
A useful objection can show a question the company needs to answer. We report what we hear so the client team can act on it.
The same pattern covers the period before a local decision, a proposal that has met opposition, and work across cities and counties.
A record your team can use
We track contacts, questions, public participation, and follow-up commitments. Your team can see what happened, what remains unresolved, and where the next conversation would be useful.
James and Blake bring experience from business and public service, along with the ability to explain complex issues in interviews, opinion articles, and testimony. Their public duties remain separate from client work.
Questions
Why bring in JD Key after a local setback?
Another voice can help a company understand why a proposal met resistance and whether support has gone unheard. We listen, assess the decision process, and help your team decide how to make a stronger public case.
What prompted the company to hire JD Key?
A company with operations across the country identified three local areas where proposals had been rejected after residents objected. It hired JD Key for outside help understanding local opposition and building support.
How can we assess your work?
An engagement can track who was contacted, concerns raised, willing supporters, public participation, and follow-up commitments. That gives your team a record of the work and information to guide its next decision.
Who will work with our team?
James Dickey leads strategy. Blake Sbrocco is Vice President and works directly with clients. We coordinate with your operational leaders, counsel, technical specialists, and communications advisers.
Tell us where the decision stands
Tell us the location, objective, timing, and concerns your team has heard.
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