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d finally group had
o office.
However, the city officials
ept delaying action on the
community plan and changing
requirents. They demanded
that citizen dismiss Urban
De . gn architects and hire
another firm. Then they
demanded the residents fire the
second firm and "hire somebody
else," They called meetings at
the la t minute and phoned
Cate t night with ne rules, she
aid.
"That's the name of the
g , wear you out and shut you
up. Peop get disgusted and
feel helpless. They're orn out
physically and are getting elder­
ly,- e said.
She consid rs it a war of at­
trition. The district council
ved 58 dwelling uni but he
empha ize thi as only "a
pi • of hat I t.
" ome are p st s ving" she
. d. "You can't find b nefac­
tor th t ill re tore it.
e hou ing h' been built
to replace the old in the Art
er are , including 60 gar-
den rtmen built by e
Bethel Church. he ·praises
ayor Young for getting low in­
com hou ing built in ther
rc to aid tho c who ere dis­
ph ced.
Ho ver, h said that uch
h me "do n t comp re to the
turdy old houe c vith large
r ms."
'he tate it i "much mailer
. nd there i not that much play
arc' for children." ome
�milie have to live in high
n· .
"You . n't tch a child play
(ou 'de) from th tenth floor,"
h id. Youcan't ec th t(the
children re) fee They're on
thi r own, n upervi ed." She
fee thi is one major reason
vhy young people et into crime
nd drugs. It i also, he note ,
h rd to build a conununity.
There are some loans and
gr for home repair noe, she
. d but peopl arre reluct nt to
make improvements, be­
c u eth y fe r the city might
till t e their hom a y.
People remember tho e ho
fought 10 th ruggle. Phillips
co ider mith h rself, Annie
C rtlege, the pre ent district
council ch ir and the I te Dicee
Bell the ms in forces in the
n ighborhood to keep residen­
tial concern Ii ."
mith remembers m ny
other residents, including
velIe Smith, Alice Johnson,
d G d Cunningham, ho
re involved in the h rd or
d truggl .
"The re the real heroe ,
e ·d.
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