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Manchester residents ask school board for community impact study of $740 million Esplanade development and urge saving neighborhood schools
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Residents of Manchester called on the Pittsburgh Public Schools board to demand a third‑party community impact study of the $740 million Esplanade development, and to hold meetings with developers and keep Manchester and Conroy schools open amid concerns about displacement and affordability.
Residents of Manchester urged the Pittsburgh Public Schools board Monday to seek a community impact study and to press developers for protections as the $740 million Esplanade project moves forward adjacent to the neighborhood.
Speakers representing Manchester Neighbors, neighborhood residents and educators told the board that rapid development threatens long-time residents, could reduce Black homeownership and put neighborhood schools at risk. Many requested an off‑site public meeting that would include developers, community representatives and board staff.
The issue matters because Manchester is an historic African American neighborhood that has seen rapid demographic change; residents said market pressures tied to the…
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