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Residents urge city to prioritize parks, sewer extensions and housing supports
Summary
Speakers at the May 13 meeting urged the Oxford Board of Commissioners to address a lost Thriving Communities grant, secure a neighborhood park for the Grama community, expand sewer service near Salem Road development, and consider nonprofit proposals for first‑time homebuyers.
Several residents used the May 13 public comment and public hearing periods to press the Oxford Board of Commissioners for action on parks, sewer service and housing support.
Jason Duncan, an organizer with Down Home North Carolina, reported that a Thriving Communities grant his group had been pursuing was discontinued and renewed a public plea for a park in the Grama neighborhood. ‘‘There will be a park within five miles of every established community —…
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