Clayton “Old School” Roshell talks with Ash-Lee Henderson on the way to Thursday’s Westside Community Association meeting at the Renaissance Presbyterian Church on Boynton Drive. The association members were meeting to strategize before a Monday meeting with Purpose Built, of Atlanta, concerning changes in housing on the Westside.IF YOU GO• What: Chattanooga Housing Authority informational meeting• Topic: Potential revitalization opportunities for College Hill Courts, East Lake Courts and Harriet Tubman Development, the agency’s three largest public housing sites• When: Noon-1:30 p.m. today• Where: CHA central office, 801 N. Holtzclaw Ave.• Who: Purpose Built representatives, CHA, Westside residents and Mayor Ron Littlefield are expected to attend
Westside residents last week descended on City Hall on foot and in wheelchairs to protest a proposal for community revitalization that would destroy more public housing.
Today they’ll find out if their voices matter.
Purpose Built, the Atlanta-based nonprofit specializing in community revitalization, will meet today with Westside residents, officials with the Chattanooga Housing Authority and Mayor Ron Littlefield.
“We want the housing authority to put a stop to the demolition of public housing and the displacement of residents before this goes any further,” said Roxann Larson, president of the Dogwood Manor Resident Council and Westside resident.