Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
URA hears resident-centered findings on Park at Fort Gillum; approves authorization to transfer operations
Summary
A Partnership for Southern Equity report presented resident survey findings, physical-condition concerns and recommendations for the Park at Fort Gillum; the board authorized the chair to execute documents to effectuate transfer of operations for Park at Fort Gillum LLC, subject to legal review.
A community engagement report on the Park at Fort Gillum presented to the Forest Park Urban Redevelopment Agency on Oct. 9 found long-term residency, affordability concerns and urgent maintenance issues among residents, and recommended centering legacy residents in future planning.
The findings were delivered by Jennifer Cobb of the Partnership for Southern Equity, who told the board the engagement combined quantitative and qualitative methods and included door-to-door surveying, small-group meetings and case studies of other base realignment and closure sites. Phoebe Milledge, also with the Partnership for Southern Equity, said survey respondents were more than 90% Black or African American and that a majority of responding households earn under $35,000 a year; more than a third of households had lived on the property for over a decade. "They want to stay in their homes," Milledge said, summarizing residents'…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
