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Council president urges action on long‑delayed Jackson/Mann community center for Alston‑Brighton
Summary
Council President Braden told the Ways and Means Committee the Jackson/Mann community center project has been repeatedly delayed and pressed the administration for a firm start‑to‑finish timeline and stronger commitments to equity; city staff said a study and community engagement are near completion.
Council President Braden on April 14 pressed the city to move beyond studies and deliver a new Jackson/Mann community center for Alston‑Brighton, calling decades of delay unacceptable and framing the issue as an equity concern.
Braden said the neighborhood — which she described as roughly 80,000 residents and having higher poverty and linguistic diversity — has waited decades for a new community center and that repeated…
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