City Council criticized by both sides as discussion about neighborhood preservation inches toward resolution.
City Council criticized by both sides as discussion about neighborhood preservation inches toward resolution.
The original proposal included a mandatory 35-day delay on all demolitions and increased neighborhood notification requirements. But BDS also wanted to end an existing 120-day delay automatically granted to neighborhood associations who request it. That change was opposed by preservationists and United Neighborhoods for Reform, a grassroots organization that formed over the summer around the demolition issue.
Among other things, UNR wants the council to appoint a citywide task force to consider a wider range of demolition-related issues, including limiting the size of the replacement homes to maintain neighborhood character.
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