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Public housing advocates urge Planning Commission to protect Black and brown communities as zoning changes move forward
Summary
During public comment at the Nov. 12 Planning Commission meeting, members of the Public Housing Association of Residents and student speakers told commissioners that proposed zoning amendments risk contributing to displacement and urged more protections for historically Black and brown neighborhoods.
Charlottesville — Public commenters at the Planning Commission’s Nov. 12 meeting asked the commission to center equity as it considers zoning text changes.
Sofia Marrero, a community organizer with the Public Housing Association of Residents, told the commission she had attended many meetings and urged planners to “push the changes to this zoning…
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