Boiling Community Meeting

I just attended a community meeting, which was called because a seawater desalination plant is being built outside the village. The main topics discussed were construction improvements, livelihood and ecological impacts, villagers' health, and related subsidies—these are issues everyone cares deeply about.

However, at the scene, most of the officials responded with standard, evasive answers, causing villagers' dissatisfaction to accumulate continuously, eventually leading to loss of control.
This isn't the first time either; almost every community meeting ends with heated arguments. The only reason it didn't escalate into physical conflict was because police intervened to maintain order.

I usually choose to leave before emotions escalate, because the latter half usually doesn't yield any substantive results. It's better to come back next time.
These kinds of meetings are very similar to urban renewal projects—no matter how much subsidy money is provided, there will always be someone who feels it's insufficient or unreasonable.

I just can't help but wonder: in this tug-of-war, how many truly stand on the villagers' side regarding livelihood and health, and sincerely fight for everyone's interests?