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The Linnentown Resolution: Communication Breakdown
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February 11, 2020
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9:01Now PlayingLinnentown was a black neighborhood in Athens that was razed in the 60s during urban renewal. Former residents are calling for a resolution that recognizes the wrong that was done to them and calls for redress.
Despite the commission's general agreement on and support for the resolution, negotiations with former residents have broken down. At the end of the commission meeting on February 4, Mayor Kelly Girtz promised “significant conversations” regarding Linnentown in the future. We're going to need them.
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