Ranier valley

'Renewal' not good for Rainier Valley

Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer

An excellent guest editorial in the Seattle PI today described an eminent domain plan I'd heard nothing about - and Mayor "I never met a developer I wouldn't kiss" Nickels is likely behind it. And of course I933 does nothing to stop this kind of Eminent Domain - vote no on 933: Last resort simply means if you're unwilling to sell, you're gone. Just as misleading, the city emphasizes the below-average incomes and above-average poverty and crime rates that exist in Rainier Valley to justify eminent domain. But that's a smoke screen because those problems have absolutely nothing to do with many of the properties the city wants to demolish. Moreover, the city has legitimate tools for dealing with crime and poverty. It can increase police presence or fund neighborhood watch programs. It can offer tax credits for small businesses.

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