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While you have advised to proceed with the large dam, you have suggested that the compensation package might be negotiated. An initial round of mediated discussions, however, have proven difficult. Some members of the fishing communities consider the value of the river almost irreplaceable, while land speculators have entered the town pushing up the price of replacement land. Overall, the state budget is found to be inadequate to meet the proposed compensation package requested by the two communities, who are also growing frustrated with the process. Additional possible offers, including prioritized recruitment for the dam project construction, do not appeal to all community members, while the construction company also resists.

Would you like to advise the Governor to (1) initiate a forced relocation process providing as much budget as is available for compensation; or (2) continue to negotiate, despite apparently no further options remaining and pressuring mounting to proceed with the project from the project’s proponents?