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Sep 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
A City Council committee is voting today on an ordinance to require commercial property owners to notify the city when their property is on the market. A racial equity analysis calls the existing system a closed process that shuts out BIPOC buyers.
lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2020-00638
Council Member Lisa Goodman says she's heard from business owners on Hennepin Ave in south Minneapolis this morning who just heard about this proposal today. She's concerned about a lack of public engagement.
Council Member Cam Gordon says this came up in June. Intended as a preventative measure against displacement in areas of the city damaged by civil unrest. Biggest fears haven't been realized. There hasn't been a massive sell-off of property.
Committee votes to move it forward without recommendation to full City Council. Based on discussion, seems like they may reduce the scope of this and only apply it to areas damaged in civil unrest, rather than citywide.

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