6 Responses to “More Accounts of Blairmont Meeting”

1. Thank you Antonio. This video is now more fair and balanced.

   Posted by Douglas Duckworth | 06. Jun, 2008, 12:55 PM
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2. Politics is about compromise.

   Go into the game without a willingness to compromise, and you’ll get squashed.

   McKee has made some concessions. How about the residents? Where will they concede things to get much-needed development done?

   Posted by Jackson | 08. Jun, 2008, 1:58 PM
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3. Blockbusting is a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Residents should concede nothing.

   Posted by Douglas Duckworth | 08. Jun, 2008, 9:07 PM
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4. How does a resident who is trying to create and maintain a stable neighborhood, comprise with a developer who is destabilizing it?

   Posted by BigD | 08. Jun, 2008, 10:13 PM
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5. McKee is destabilizing neighborhoods now, but won’t be when he starts building. Yes it’s the wrong approach but the end result could be very good if residents step up to the plate to build a good deal for everyone.

   McKee has all of the power only if you say he does.

   Posted by Jackson | 08. Jun, 2008, 10:49 PM
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6. “McKee is destabilizing neighborhoods now, but won’t be when he starts building.”

   What? Very good? How many African American neighborhoods in St. Louis, Detroit, and other cities were demolished on the promise that they would be improved?

   Is there any precedent for wide scale urban renewal having a positive impact in African American neighborhoods?

   No, there isn’t. This won’t be any different.

   Posted by Douglas Duckworth | 10. Jun, 2008, 11:31 AM
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