Letters to the editor for April 18, 2021
The Gainesville Sun
Be careful with development
A lack of transparency and public involvement stood out this month in plans to market 12 to 22 acres of city property downtown. The money would be squandered like the millions already flowing to consultants, incentives, creditors and excess admin.
Selling property beats giving it away, as the city and county have done, but not to just grab some money. Prized green space is at stake, and we’ve seen promises of housing evaporate and unique homegrown enterprises lose out to chain retail.
City properties within neighborhoods also might be sold to private interests. Piecemeal spot-zoning is in the works. East-side reinvestment priorities are hijacked. These decisions are driven by big interests, not public input.
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