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Resident alleges organized arson and gentrification during public comment; council hears neighborhood updates
Summary
A resident told the council more than 100 houses have burned in the area and alleged fires are organized and linked to gentrification; other residents used the public comment period to announce candidacies and thank the council for neighborhood ditch work.
During the public comment period at the council meeting, resident Doug Kelly said he has observed more than 100 houses burn in the area over the past year and alleged the fires are organized and linked to developers, not homeless people. "My belief is it's developers doing gentrification," Kelly said, adding he believes a pattern…
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