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Residents urge city to protect school diversity, rethink housing projects and strengthen shelter accommodations for people with disabilities
Summary
Several public commenters told Raleigh City Council that good public schools rely on housing diversity, warned against large concentrated affordable housing developments, and described repeated shelter incidents that they say show a need for clearer grievance procedures and better disability accommodations at emergency shelters.
Multiple speakers during public comment urged the City Council to prioritize housing and services that maintain school and neighborhood diversity and to improve shelter practices for people with disabilities.
Matthew Brown, who identified himself as a resident, framed the issue around schools: "We should adopt housing policies that promote diversity, not segregation," he said, arguing that the city's magnet and diversity policies help maintain strong schools and that concentrated large housing…
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