Richmond resident speaks at zoning meeting in opposition to Code Refresh zoning changes on the basis that those pushing for “integrated” neighborhoods and “affordability” are being “scammed”.
"... I moved from Atlanta just nine months ago. I lived in a very integrated community and I had delightful friends from all walks of life. But I don't think that it's going to happen in my neighborhood, because on the way to harming our neighborhood it just simply doesn't make sense.
I think that the people who are falling for this are being scammed, because you're either counting on the price of my house drastically going down - so, thank you for that - or you're counting on the houses being so well above affordability. And I've participated in affordability project - it does not happen this way. So, thank you for letting me speak, I am very disappointed, but I think that - I'm hoping very much you'll listen to the comments and there's still opportunity for changing it, right? Thank you."
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