Municipal Monitoring by KnowToYes

Know what your municipalities just did, before it shows up in the news.

Pick a municipality and tell us the terms you care about: "residential," "impact fees," "annexation." We watch every council, planning, and board meeting and email you the moment a matching action hits our database, with each case identified and summarized so you know what moved and how it resolved, without reading the full minutes. Start free on one muni. Need the full backstory on a specific case? Run a Project History Report yourself, self-serve, in about 10 minutes.

Start Free: Watch 1 Muni See Pricing
260+
Municipalities
24
States
3.06M
Discussion records indexed
~10 min
Self-serve report
What you get

Two layers: the alert that something happened, and the report on what it means.

Start with free alerts on the munis you care about. When a case demands the full file, run a Project History Report on it yourself, self-serve in about 10 minutes. Same data engine behind both, so you only pay for depth when you need it.

Real-time alerts, free

Tell us the terms that matter (say "residential" in Garner) and an email lands as soon as a matching action hits our database. Each matching excerpt is summarized: the cases identified, what moved, and how it resolved. No link to chase, no minutes to open.

Every land-use action, classified

We pull every council, planning, and board meeting in your munis and surface the substantive items. We don't miss the buried ones: the first-reading fee hike, the consent-agenda annexation.

The full backstory, self-serve

When a case matters, run a Project History Report yourself: how it got approved, what was said but never written into a condition, the vote, opposition, and key staff. Attorney-readable, cite-able, in about 10 minutes.

How it works

From "what just happened?" to a report on your desk.

1

Pick your muni & terms

Choose any of 260+ jurisdictions and tell us the terms that matter: "residential," "rezoning," "impact fees." Free covers one muni. Need a market we don't yet cover? Add-Your-Muni adds it to the catalog.

2

Get alerts as it happens

We pull audio transcripts, agendas, and minutes, classify every land-use action, and email you the moment one matches your terms. The matched excerpt is summarized by case: what came up, what happened, and the outcome, so you know what moved without opening the source document.

3

Add your portfolio

Watching a whole market? Up to 5 munis is $20/mo; up to 20 munis (a full metro market) is $50/mo. Swap munis anytime. Need more than one market? That's an enterprise account, talk to us.

4

Run a report when it matters

When an alert flags a case you need the full file on, run a Project History Report on it yourself. Enter the case, we verify coverage before you pay, structured HTML/PDF back in about 10 minutes.

Pricing

Pick the tier that matches your portfolio.

Every tier covers any jurisdiction in our 260+ muni catalog. You can swap out munis as your portfolio changes.

Free
$0
1 muni · alerts on your terms
  • Watch any 1 of 260+ jurisdictions
  • Track the term(s) you choose, e.g. "residential"
  • Email alert as soon as a matching action hits our database
  • Each alert summarized by case: what moved, vote, and outcome
  • Swap your muni anytime
Start Free
Portfolio
$50/month
6–20 munis · one market · billed monthly
  • Alerts across your whole market, up to 20 munis
  • 6 to 20 jurisdictions, one flat price
  • Your own term(s) per muni, real-time
  • Each alert summarized by case: what moved, vote, and outcome
  • Swap munis anytime at no charge
Subscribe
Project History Report
$100/report
Single report · self-serve, no subscription
  • The full backstory on any single case you name
  • How it got approved, the vote, conditions, opposition, staff
  • What was said but never written into a condition
  • We verify coverage before you pay; report in ~10 minutes
  • Ideal for due diligence, market entry, board prep
Run a Report

Add-Your-Muni

Need coverage in a jurisdiction we don't yet index? We onboard new munis on request. Once added, the muni behaves like any other in the catalog and is covered under your tier.

$100 one-time onboarding · plus your tier subscription Add a Muni: $100
The Project History Report

When one case matters, get the whole backstory on it.

An alert tells you a case moved. A Project History Report tells you how it got there: the deliberation behind the approval, the expectations staff and the board voiced but never wrote into a condition, the vote and who pushed back. You name the case, we verify we cover it before you pay, and you get the report yourself in about 10 minutes. $100, no subscription required.

  • How it got approved, meeting by meeting
  • What was said but never codified into a condition
  • The applicant, the development team, and who represented them
  • The vote, every condition, and who spoke against it
  • The key staff and decision-makers on the file

Run a Project History Report See a full sample (PDF)

Averette Woods Subdivision
RZ-21-12 · Wake Forest, NC · Board of Commissioners

The project

~30.97 acres on ten parcels at the southeast corner of Averette Road. Applicant PNB Homes LLC; land-use counsel Beth Trahos (Nelson Mullins); AMH NC Development named as developer.

Said, but not codified

An hour of discussion on greenway connections, access, and buffers that shaped the approval without all of it landing as an enforceable condition, the part the seller's condition list never shows you.

The report adds

The full approval timeline, the vote and every condition, opposition on the record, and the decision-makers and key staff, each claim cited to a meeting and date.

One case, the complete backstory. Self-serve, ~10 minutes.
Coverage

260+ municipalities across 24 states.

Subscribers pick from any covered jurisdiction. Need a muni outside the catalog? Add-Your-Muni onboards it for $100.

KnowToYes political data coverage map: 263 municipalities across 24 states
263
Munis
24
States
87K+
Meetings indexed
3.06M
Records classified
See full coverage map (24 states)
Alabama (2)
Athens, Foley
Arizona (12)
Buckeye, Casa Grande, Chandler, Coolidge, Eloy, Gilbert, Goodyear, Maricopa, Phoenix, Pinal County, Queen Creek, Surprise
Arkansas (1)
Centerton
California (7)
Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Lathrop, Newport Beach, Santa Ana
Colorado (4)
Denver, Erie, Johnstown, Windsor
Connecticut (1)
Mansfield
Florida (35)
Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Auburndale, Cape Coral, Clearwater, Clermont, Davenport, Daytona Beach, DeLand, Eustis, Groveland, Haines City, Hillsborough County, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Lake County, Lake Mary, Leesburg, Minneola, Mount Dora, North Port, Ocoee, Orlando, Oviedo, Palm Coast, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Port St. Lucie, Seminole County, St. Cloud, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Wildwood, Winter Garden, Zephyrhills
Georgia (10)
Atlanta, Canton, Douglasville, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Holly Springs (GA), Pooler, Savannah, Sugar Hill, Woodstock
Idaho (4)
Boise, Caldwell, Kuna, Star
Illinois (2)
Chicago, Yorkville
Indiana (2)
Indianapolis, Westfield
Iowa (2)
Des Moines, Waukee
Louisiana (3)
Baton Rouge, Hammond, Youngsville (LA)
Montana (1)
Kalispell
New York (3)
New York City, Orange County, Poughkeepsie
North Carolina (61)
Apex, Belmont, Cabarrus County, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Chatham County, Clayton, Concord, Cornelius, Creedmoor, Davidson, Durham, Franklin County, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Gaston County, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Granville County, Harnett County, Harrisburg, Hillsborough, Holly Springs, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Johnston County, Kannapolis, Knightdale, Leland, Marvin, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, Mint Hill, Monroe, Mooresville, Morrisville, Mount Holly, Mt Pleasant, Orange County (NC), Oxford, Pineville, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Rolesville, Sanford, Siler City, Smithfield, Stallings, Statesville, Troutman, Union County, Wake County, Wake Forest, Waxhaw, Weddington, Wendell, Wesley Chapel, Youngsville, Zebulon
Oklahoma (2)
Mustang, Oklahoma City
Oregon (2)
Portland, Redmond
Pennsylvania (2)
Philadelphia, West Chester
South Carolina (15)
Bluffton, Clover, Conway, Easley, Fort Mill, Greer, Horry County, Lancaster County, Mauldin, Moncks Corner, Myrtle Beach, Rock Hill, Simpsonville, Tega Cay, York County
Tennessee (6)
Gallatin, Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Nashville, Smyrna, Spring Hill
Texas (65)
Allen, Alton, Alvin, Anna, Austin, Bastrop, Boerne, Buda, Cedar Park, Celina, Cleburne, Conroe, Corinth, Dallas, Denton, Dripping Springs, Elgin, Ennis, Fate, Forney, Fort Bend County, Fort Worth, Frisco, Fulshear, Georgetown, Glenn Heights, Greenville, Harris County, Houston, Hutto, Iowa Colony, Jarrell, Katy, Kyle, League City, Leander, Lewisville, Liberty Hill, Little Elm, Manor, Manvel, McKinney, Melissa, Midlothian, Missouri City, New Braunfels, Pearland, Pflugerville, Princeton, Prosper, Red Oak, Rockwall, Rosenberg, Round Rock, Rowlett, Royse City, Sachse, San Antonio, San Marcos, Seguin, Taylor, Terrell, Texas City, Waxahachie, Weatherford
Utah (18)
American Fork, Draper, Eagle Mountain, Herriman, Hurricane, Lehi, Ogden, Provo, Riverton, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Santaquin, Saratoga Springs, South Jordan, Syracuse, Washington, West Haven, West Jordan
Washington (3)
Port Orchard, Seattle, Tacoma
Who it's for

Built for the teams who can't afford to miss a hearing.

National & regional builders

Track competitor filings. Watch the boards in your active markets. Decide which jurisdictions to enter, and which to wait on.

Civil engineering firms

Stay current on TRC outcomes for your client portfolio. Brief partners and clients with structured intelligence, not Google alerts.

Land use attorneys

Track precedent across your practice's markets. Cite-able specifics for case strategy, hearing prep, and client briefings.

Single-market developers & landowners

Watch the one jurisdiction that matters to you. Catch the ordinance change that affects your property six months before your neighbors do.

National acquisition teams & REITs

One-off market-entry briefs before deal commitment. Subscription coverage on entered markets. Expert-witness format on demand.

Municipal staff & peer-jurisdiction analysts

See peer-jurisdiction approvals, denials, and ordinance changes. Benchmark your code against neighboring munis without manually combing minutes.

FAQ

Common questions.

How is this different from a YES Strategy Report?

A Strategy Report is project-specific analysis: zoning feasibility, political risk, recommended approach for a single deal. Municipal Monitoring is the opposite: recurring factual coverage of jurisdictions, with no opinion or recommendation. Many clients use both: Municipal Monitoring keeps them current on markets; a Strategy Report deep-dives a specific deal.

What's the difference between an alert and a Project History Report?

An alert is a self-contained email delivered the moment a matching action hits our database. The matched excerpt is summarized by case: what came up, what happened, and the outcome. No link to chase, no minutes to open. That's what your subscription delivers (free for one muni, $20/mo up to five, $50/mo for your whole portfolio). A Project History Report is the full backstory on a single case you name (how it got approved, what was said but never codified, the vote, every condition, who spoke against it, and the key staff) run self-serve for $100 when you need the complete file. Alerts keep you current; reports give you the diligence document.

How do you decide which actions to alert me on?

You tell us. At signup you pick a muni and the term(s) you care about: "residential," "townhome," "impact fees," "annexation," a project or applicant name, whatever matters to your work. Every time a council, planning, or board action in that muni touches one of your terms, you get the alert. Want broad coverage? Use a broad term like "rezoning," or tell us to send every substantive action. You can update your terms anytime.

What's actually IN a Project History Report?

A fixed set of sections: the approval snapshot, the full meeting-by-meeting timeline, the deliberation, what was said but never codified into a condition, community concerns, the decision-makers and the vote, the conditions, and a buyer risk outlook, plus a coverage and confidence statement. Every claim is cited to a meeting date and body; we cluster related discussion across multiple meetings (first reading + public hearing + adoption). Reports are HTML/PDF, attorney-readable, dry. We reconstruct what happened and how it got approved; the seller's condition list only tells you the outcome.

How fast is a Project History Report, really?

About 10 minutes, self-serve. You enter the case, we verify we cover it before you pay, then the automated pipeline pulls the source records, reconstructs the deliberation, grades the result for completeness, and renders your HTML/PDF on the spot. If a case comes back thin or jumbled, we hold it for a quick manual review rather than ship a half-built report, at no extra charge.

Can I swap munis on my subscription?

Yes, anytime, at no charge, on the free tier and both paid tiers. Watch the muni that matters this quarter; swap it for another next quarter. Add-Your-Muni jurisdictions stay available as long as you're active.

What if I want a muni you don't currently cover?

Add-Your-Muni: $100 one-time onboarding fee adds a new jurisdiction to the catalog. Once onboarded, it behaves like any catalog muni: covered under your tier subscription, available for Project History Reports, etc. Onboarding typically takes 1 to 2 weeks depending on data availability.

Do you cover planning board and special-purpose meetings, or just council?

All of them. Council, planning board, historic preservation, parks & rec, and special-purpose bodies that touch land use. Alerts and reports flag the meeting type for each item.

How do I cancel?

Paid tiers are month-to-month: cancel anytime by emailing charlie@know-to-yes.com and you drop back to the free tier (one muni). The free tier never expires. No proration on cancellation.

What format do alerts and reports arrive in?

Alerts arrive as a structured email. Each matching excerpt is summarized by case: what came up, what happened, and the outcome. No attachment, no link required. Project History Reports come as a viewable HTML report + PDF download. Need CSV or JSON export of structured fields (case numbers, votes, conditions) for your own systems, or multi-seat access for a larger team? Email us and we'll set it up.

Start watching one muni, free.

Most teams find out about a denied rezoning, an ordinance change, or a moratorium when a deal is already underway. Pick one municipality and we'll email you as soon as it hits our database. No cost, no card.

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