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Originally Posted by Zarley
This seems to be the position of you and the mayor, however it is incongruent with the rationale to develop the East Village, which enjoys the support of the mayor's office. Why is it okay to subsidize private developers in the East Village, drawing unsubsidized development activity away from the Beltline, Kensington, Bridges, etc., but not for the West Village?
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One could certainly have made that argument at the onset of East Village, sure. It was initiated before this current mayor. Also you could argue it was a more pressing area to rejuvenate by virtue of its immediate proximity to the built up core, as well as the acute social issues the area was facing.