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Residents ask council to pursue community benefits agreement over George R. Brown expansion and street abandonments
Summary
People for Polk Street and several Super Neighborhoods urged council to negotiate a community benefits agreement tied to the planned expansion of the George R. Brown Convention Center, citing potential mobility impacts from proposed permanent street abandonments downtown.
Lisa Hunt, a resident of the East End and leader with People for Polk Street, told the council she and leaders from Super Neighborhoods 63, 64, 65, 67, 68 and 82 want a community benefits agreement (CBA) with the city and Houston First as the George R. Brown Convention Center expansion advances.
Hunt said the current…
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