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Kel
Lighthearted & Lionhearted
Jul 19, 2022 29 tweets 8 min read
Months ago, while we were tracing down rumors of arts funding being given to the RDDC, we learned about their plan to create a Business Improvement District in Downtown Rochester, NY #roc 🧵 It sounds innocuous right? A "Business Improvement District"? Kind of like FHA loans and the GI Bill. Sounds good but when they started, they didn't help everyone. (first saw @shane_wiegand at @540wmain's Gentrification Conference )
Jul 15, 2022 12 tweets 3 min read
Regarding the legislation that #roc Mayor @realmalikevans sent to Rochester City Council:

This is the RDDC asking if we want pepperoni or pineapple on the pizza they already ordered as they reach into our wallet to pay for it. @realmalikevans We have been sounding the alarm for months that this legislation is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Signing over the power to levy additional taxes on city property owners for the benefit of a few.