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Construction is seen in Charlotte s South End area. The Community Benefits Coalition wants to use contracts between developers and neighborhoods to ensure that new development in Charlotte benefits existing residents.
A coalition of neighborhood and community groups is urging Charlotte leaders to strengthen a provision in the city s draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan aimed at ensuring that existing residents benefit from future development.
Community benefits agreements are private contracts between developers and neighborhood groups that spell out how projects will benefit existing residents. The Community Benefits Coalition says agreements like these are needed to protect residents from displacement and gentrification by giving them leverage. For example, residents could agree to support a project in exchange for something the neighborhood wants, like affordable housing, a park, or extra measures to ease traffic.
Unsplash A group wants the Charlotte City Council to make some changes to its 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
A new coalition of neighborhood and community groups is calling on the Charlotte City Council to delay consideration of its 2040 Comprehensive Plan, saying the planning process has left out people who will be most affected by changes in how the city develops.
The Community Benefits Coalition includes about 30 groups in Charlotte s crescent of low-income and minority neighborhoods from the west side to the east side. Founding members include the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition, North End Community Coalition, the Housing Justice Coalition, as well as residents.
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