Development issues, particularly a controversial apartment project in Olde Towne East, may have played a role in newcomers winning seats during a recent Near East Area Commission election.
Others say campaign tactics by the newcomers, including flyers and a website neacelections.com that listed some but not all candidates names, played a role, making it look as if that was an official area commission site.
Two longtime members and community activists, Willis Brown and Dana Moessner, apparently lost to two newcomers, Aaron Blevins and Eric Hutchison. The commission was planning to meet to certify the results late Thursday afternoon.
A flyer distributed in the neighborhood said: The current NEAC leadership has been a rubber stamp for development, mentioning Metropolitan Holdings controversial 122-unit, five-story apartment project 62 feet in height that is to be built at the northeast corner of Oak and South 18th streets in Olde Towne East. The area commission approv