It is good to get sound information on this aspect of the project. For some reason or another, I had picked up the mis-perception - and I suspect that I am not the only one. Hollman has received quite a bit of criticizm, including on this list, but it is good to hear that things may not be as bad as I had come to beleive on this account. Actually I am quite interested in the redevelopment of the Hollman area right next door to Harrison, however I had started to feel guilty that the project may be moving ahead at the expense of the previous poor residents. Thanks for setting the record straight on this.
Dave Stack Harrison > From: Dean Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 28 Oct 2001 > Re: Urban Myths surrounding Hollman >> ... the Hollman project did not eliminate housing without planned replacement. All 770 units that were demolished were and are planned to be replaced. Nearly 400 of the units have been replaced and the other 370 are committed and are going through the permitting and/or financing process. >> Also, all 770 families were relocated to a new home, including 80 families (over 10 percent) who purchased their own home. The others were moved to other public housing or used a section 8 certificate find a new rental home. All who want will be given 1st priority to move back to the Near Northside redevelopment, which should begin construction in the next 10 days. >> ... They were poor families, including Hmong, African-Americans, whites, elderly, and those with mental illnesses. They were for the most part, law-abiding citizens, who lived in extremely densely populated, poorly constructed homes situated on an old river bed, virtually completely cut off from the rest of the City so that hopefully the rest of us would forget about them. ... >> _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
