In the wake of Monday, a group of 50 protesters staged a sit-in outside Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ office demanding she rise to the occasion and address what they say is an affordable housing crisis that’s looming the city. The protesters have linked the current controversy over the Peoplestown park development with the affordable housing crisis in the city, the bigger issue, and failure on the part of Mayor Bottoms to reach the goals set regarding this issue.
The protesters took to the streets to criticize the use of eminent domain by the city to seize properties in Peoplestown for public use, alongside high eviction rates. They want Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to allow Peoplestown residents in the city to retain their homes and not be evicted by eminent domain to build a park and retention pond.
“The big issue here is Atlanta’s very toxic approach to development,” said Tim Franzen, who sits on the board of the Housing Justice League, an organization that works to preserve affordable housing and prevent gentrification. “We continue to have these big developer deals shoved down our throats.”
Source: Eminent Domain: Activists Join Atlanta Homeowners To Protest Eviction From The City
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