Residents living close to the power station formed two campaign groups to raise their concerns about the possible risk to public health.
Around the same time, the residents formed their committee to spur the government into action.
Local residents formed an opposition group and fought the development.
The local residents formed a committee to oppose the dump.
Many residents formed new friendships, visiting with one another for the first time.
Getting in when the development first opens is important, she said, as residents form social cliques that are hard to break into later on.
During the nomination process, Landmarks helped the residents form a neighborhood association.
The residents have formed a tenants association, are planning a victory garden and, in general, watch out for each other.
Oceania-born residents formed 0.4% of the foreign population, just over 6,000.
In 1985, local residents formed a coalition of homeowner groups opposing the project.