Wolf Creek residents say land-bank change stalled neighborhood housing project; city staff to convene follow-up meeting
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Summary
Wolf Creek Neighborhood Association representatives told the Dayton commission their multi-year housing plan was placed on hold without notice; city staff said they will organize a follow-up meeting with the land bank and neighborhood to explain concerns and pursue a path forward.
Tasha Rountree, speaking on behalf of the Wolf Creek Neighborhood Association, told the Dayton City Commission that a housing project her group worked on for nearly two years was put on hold without notice and that neighborhood leaders were not informed directly before the change.
"We agreed to a plan. And that plan was changed without even notification, not a phone call from the city of Dayton, not even so much as an email," Rountree said. She said she was told by the land bank that the project was put on hold and that "Tony Krueger and Steve Gondo wanted a more densely populated area after we came up with a plan of action."
Rountree described the neighborhood’s effort to pursue affordable-homeownership options and workforce-support programs, saying the group had sought "scholar homes so that we could help women who were STNA's go to be LPN's go to be RN's" and had worked with Habitat for Humanity and other partners.
City Manager Miss Dixing responded during the commission’s closing comments that there had been substantial conversation between city staff and land bank staff and that staff planned to "pull a meeting together with the neighborhood to help on explain, what the concerns were with that particular development design and work towards a path going forward. There is not there is still great interest in pursuing the project."
Why it matters: the exchange raises neighborhood concerns about transparency and coordination on city-supported housing projects in Wolf Creek, where residents and community partners said they had invested time developing a plan and expect continued city engagement.
What’s next: staff said they will convene a follow-up meeting with neighborhood leaders, the land bank and relevant city departments to explain the design concerns the land bank raised and to discuss next steps; specific dates were not provided at the meeting.
Ending: Commissioners asked staff to provide details of the conversations that preceded the decision and to notify commissioners and neighborhood leaders when the follow-up meeting is scheduled so elected officials and residents can attend.
